Ho Chi Minh Museum or Uncle Ho’s Museum is located at 1 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City about five to ten minutes walk to the Ben Nghi Canal. It is popularly known as the Dragon House because of the two dragon-shaped symbols on the top of the building.
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Built in 1862, the building which is also called Ben Nha Rong used to be the office of the French shipping company Messageries Maritime. It was at this place that the 21-year old Nguyen Tat Thanh, who later became Ho Chi Minh, set sail on board Latouche Treville as a stoker and galley boy on June 2011 to begin the struggle for Vietnam's independence. In September 1979, the building was chosen to be the museum site to house Uncle Ho's memorabilia. The museum contains a rich collection of Uncle Ho's personal belongings including some of his journals, pencils, watering can, rubber sandals, clothing, radio and so on.
Address: 1 Nguyen Tat Thanh, Dist 4
Visiting Hours: 7:30 - 11:30 and 1:30 - 5:00pm
Tel No.: 840 0647
Admission Fee: 1 USD
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