Hoa Lo Prison

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    cnr Pho Hoa Lo &Pho Hi Ba Trung, French Quarter
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Lonely Planet review

US POWs ironically dubbed Hoa Lo the 'Hanoi Hilton' during their stay here (Senator John McCain was among them), but Hoa Lo's history is much deeper. The French built it to detain Vietnamese dissidents, and the exhibits manage to emphasise the horrid conditions under French rule while simultaneously painting a somewhat rosy picture of POW life here. Nonetheless, it's well worth a visit.