Built in 1896 by the French, most of the prison was demolished in the mid – 1990’s to make room for a modern skyscraper. What is left are chilling displays of its past as a prison for Vietnamese patriots, and American pilots who sarcastically referred to its as the Hanoi Hilton
Address: 1 Hoa Lo, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi ( open from 8am to 11.30am and 1.30pm to 4.30pm, Tuesday to Sunday )