Phu Quoc Prison

The Phu Quoc Prison relic is an in-kind chronicle, preserving the ice of painful memories of the fierce periods of imprisonment during the war. When entering here, the most meaningful action is to slow down to carefully read the timelines and captions on the walls, clearly discern for yourself what are the real blood-stained remains and which are the reconstructed models, instead of just rushing past the wax statues that recreate the scenes of torture that are visually shocking.

Khu di tích Nhà tù Phú Quốc — Một phần khu di tích Nhà tù Phú Quốc. · Wikimedia Commons - Mrfly911

Không gian trưng bày tại Nhà tù Phú Quốc — Không gian tái hiện trong khu di tích Nhà tù Phú Quốc. · Wikimedia Commons - Mrfly911

How to visit

A stroll absorbing history at Phu Quoc Prison usually requires you to invest between one and two hours. If you are the type of person who likes to dig deep into historical documents or accompany the elderly, take the initiative to expand your time and absolutely avoid squeezing the next destination too closely. This route is extremely "expensive" to combine with schedules to the South Island, but remember to pick up your phone and check the actual opening/closure time before leaving.

Know before you go

Consider the psychology of young children carefully before taking them on a tour, as some documentary images and wax models depict the brutal torture of war are extremely haunting. When standing in front of the artifacts, take the trouble to read the captions to clearly distinguish between a remnant of a war remnant and the reconstructed concrete structures for display. Although these mannequins help posterity to imagine some of the dark prison past, they are forever unable to fully depict the brutality of real historical evidence.

Before you visit

Think carefully about the level of violence of the re-enactment patterns before deciding to take the children by the hand.
Put on a respectful and solemn attitude; immediately extinguish ridiculous jokes or thoughtless and ungraceful photo poses.
Become a wise reader: pay close attention to the interpretive plates to identify the boundary between the original and the reconstruction.
Give this place a deep enough time; don't turn the trip into a horseback riding show to see flowers just to take a few check-in photos and then come back.