There is also a war museum in Vo Van Tan which is pretty good and crowded with foreign travellers.
"Located in the city center, Fine Arts Museum is an ideal place for those who love culture and art. If you are studying Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City, you should once visit this place.
Founded in 1987, the museum is the place that collects, stores and displays art objects of Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding areas. Currently, it has more than 21,000 artifacts and precious collections of artists.
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In addition, visitors can also see the collection of ancient artifacts as Southern stoneware, Biên Ḥa pottery, Champa art and so on. With its huge number of artifacts, this museum became a major art center of Vietnam. In particular, this building has many windows with 99 panels.
Designed in the Baroque style of French, this is one of the most unique houses in Ho Chi Minh City. It still retains the characteristics of its architecture. When visiting the museum, visitors can have a look at the first elevator which was installed in Ho Chi Minh City.
Visitors often come here on the weekends. Most of them are foreigners. Others are students who are studying art courses or joining extra activities. The museum opens from 9am to 17 pm, from Tuesday to Sunday. There are two prices: 10.000 VND for foreigners and 3.000 VND for Vietnamese. The address is 97A, Phó Đức Chính, district 1. Vietnamese Language Studies hopes you love this place."
Source: http://vlstudies.com/vn/news--events...inh-city/784/1