Bảo Tàng Côn Đảo

Just 50k each, a place to visit "a must place to visit" for all tourists n locals who comes to Con Dao. The Island would not be this, without its history and it should most definately be in everybodys minds. Buy tickets here before going to the prison m tiger Cages. A place to visit dor sure.

You could buy a day pass (morning till 5 pm) here for all the prison visits. Got good display. Should visit this museum first for a general understanding of the Con Dao cluster.

Great little museum - good history of the island, gives a lot of context to other places you will visit. Keep the ticket to use at the nearby prison. Note the lunchtime closing time from 1130-1330!

As a tourist, you should definitely visit the museum and the prison, not just spend time at the beach. They represent an important part of the island’s history. We recommend starting with the museum, where you can also buy the entrance tickets (50,000 VND per person). The history of the island is explained there with photos and texts in both English and Vietnamese. Right next door, you can then visit the prison complex. It is very impressive and moving. Unfortunately, the information signs inside the prison are only in Vietnamese and not in English. Also make sure to check the opening hours in advance.

This museum is now open again after a period of closure for renovation (as of 15.12.2025). The museum is pretty well curated and paced. It covered a lot of background prior to a visit to the various island prisons. It was curious to see that in a museum that had everything stated in Vietnamese, as you would indeed expect, that the critically important Life magazine article exposing the horrendous Tiger Cages to The West was tucked away in a corner and had no translation into Vietnamese, it was literally the only piece in the whole of the museum which was in English only. Maybe the 'Central Propag. Department' have purposefully done this, but in the context of historical museums it is a huge shame to omit this chance to educate everyone.

A museum worth to visit. Interesting facts about the island and one of the world's most brutal prison "Hell on earth".

come here to get to know more about Con Dao island, and you would know how special it is. Nature beauty, history and spiritual stories make it more precious.

A very informative display about the culture and history of Vietnam, especially Con Dao prison. The only downside is some info is in Vietnamese so make sure you have Google lens translator on your phone!