American newspaper suggests destinations for veterans in Vietnam on April 30

Natali and her husband (German nationality) visited the Independence Palace in early April. Photo: Linh Huynh.

Paul Hazelton, an American veteran, and his wife walk and observe artifacts at the War Remnants Museum (Vo Van Tan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City).

"This place used to be called Saigon when I was here," he told the AP .

The museum attracts about 500,000 visitors each year, two-thirds of whom are international. The destination displays artifacts from the 21-year resistance war against the US to save the country (1954-1975).

In the northern suburbs of the city, the Cu Chi tunnels , once used as a shelter, living and working place for the revolution, are also popular with international tourists, with about 1.5 million visitors coming here each year.

The AP suggests that international tourists can visit Hoa Lo Prison ( Hanoi ) to learn about the war against America in the North. Photo: Viet Linh.

Today, visitors can tour the narrow passageways, turning into a shooting range with a number of weapons such as AK-47s and M-60 machine guns.

"The more I learn, the more I understand how the war happened and how the Vietnamese people fought and defended their country," said Buono, an Italian tourist , after visiting the tunnels.

In addition to Ho Chi Minh City, the former demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Quang Tri province is also visited by many international tourists, notably the Vinh Moc and Khe Sanh tunnels . In 2024, the province will welcome 3 million visitors.

Hue itself was the site of a major battle during the 1968 Tet Offensive, one of the longest and fiercest battles of the war against America.

Today, Kien Trung Palace , one of the important relics of the UNESCO-recognized Thang Long Imperial Citadel World Heritage Site, still bears signs of fierce fighting but has been largely restored.

West of Hue, Thien An Hill or Hamburger Hill, a road near the border with Laos, where the Hamburger Hill battle took place in 1969, is also a place that AP suggests international tourists should visit when coming to Vietnam on April 30.

In North Vietnam, the battles were mainly air battles. To understand more, the American news agency directed foreign readers to Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi).

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