Top 5 prisons attract tourists to visit in Vietnam

Torture at the Phu Quoc prison

Located on Phu Quoc Island, Phu Quoc Prison, also known as the Coconut House, is a large prisoner-of-war camp with nearly 40,000 prisoners. Phu Quoc prison not only topped the list in Vietnam but also included in the list of 5 most visited prisons in the world.

Prisoners of war at Phu Quoc prison are subjected to cruel, brutal torture: chiselling, boiling water, nails on body parts such as hands, feet, and head; burn alive, buried alive ..

In 1995, the Ministry of Culture and Information recognized Phu Quoc Prison as a national monument. Historical vestiges of Phu Quoc prison include a statue of the fist, a "symbol of fierce repression and a spirit of patriotism that broke the chains of Phu Quoc prisoners."

2. Hoa Lo Prison

Hoa Lo Prison made many people afraid when witnessed cruel torture

Hoa Lo Prison is in the top scary destinations in Southeast Asia by CNN. Hoa Lo Prison was built in France in 1896 to house the revolutionaries of Vietnam. During the Dien Bien Phu aerial battle, this was the place where American pilots captured.

Hoa Lo Prison has made many visitors startled by the scene of the life imprisonment of arrogant prisoners of Vietnam revolutionary. They were tortured, brutally beaten. People panicked when they saw a French guillotine machine used to cut the heads of Vietnamese revolutionaries.

3.Con Dao Prison (Ba Ria-Vung Tau)

The brutal torture of political prisoners was rebuilt at the Con Dao prison. Photo:dongthap.gov

Con Dao prison is in top 10 most scary places in Asia. The prison was built by the US and French during the war in South Vietnam.The political prisoners of the country have been imprisoned and brutally tortured here to extinguish their political will.Because of that, this place is always immersed in a calm, cold to frightened people. It is considered as a hell on earth in Vietnam.

But it is here that the revolutionary soldiers showed their will to fight resiliently rather than to surrender, to keep the communist will.From here, Con Dao has come into the sentiment and admiration of the people of the country and international friends such as sacred holy land, symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism.

4. Son La Prison

Son La Prison. Photo taybacsensetravel

The French built Son La prison in 1908. This was the place kept the communists who would later become the leaders of the Vietnamese revolution.The prison is located on Khau Ca hill, Group 9, To Hieu Ward, Son La City. Each year this historical relic welcomes tens of thousands of visitors to visit, study.Coming here, visitors will be able to imagine some of the harsh forms as well as the resilient will of the soldiers in the past

5.Thua Phu Prison (Hue)

Thua Phu Prison

The Thua Phuc Prison was originally the residence of the Nguyen Marine unit, which was transformed into the main prison of the Thua Thien faction in 1899 by the French colonialists and the colonial government.Thua Phu Prison in Hue was the place where General Vo Nguyen Giap and professors Dang Thai Mai and Le Viet Luong ... were imprisoned in the Xo Viet Nghe Tinh highs in October 1930.This place is associated with a period of Giap's revolutionary activity, the Thua Phu prison is where visitors can imagine some of the unyielding will of the general of the Vietnam Army. Thua Phu House is located at 1 Le Lai Street, Vinh Ninh Ward, Hue City.