Viet Museum
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Description
The Viet Museum or the Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam is a museum focusing on the experience of Vietnamese Americans and their journey from Vietnam to the United States.
attractions: Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, Kelley Park, Japanese Friendship Garden, OMESCAPE, Thien Thanh Supermarket, History Park (operated by History San Jose), Local History Museum, Tech CU Arena, History San Jose, Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI), restaurants: Bún Bò Huế An Nam, Mariscos San Juan 2, Phở Tau Bay, Antojitos Oaxaquenos Y Poblanos, Bui Phong Bakery, Sizzle Spot, S & H Keyes Club, Phở Gà An Nam, Lacàphê, Stanley's Sports Bar
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Description
The Viet Museum or the Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam is a museum focusing on the experience of Vietnamese Americans and their journey from Vietnam to the United States.
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Very small museum maintained by a few dedicated number of people. I don't know how the guided tours are, but I'd like to come back and hear how it's done. Going around this museum by myself, I can say is it's very cluttered. What that means is it's a treasure trove of historical artifacts, but if someone isn't in-tune with any of the history, and there are no tour guides, it's hard for outsiders to truly get deep with what the struggles were. As of right now, if no one is directly connected with this period of history, most of these things might look tacky. However, if they bring in a professional to help weave an overall story from start to finish, I think it'll help when you walk alone. Let's say with all the uniform items that are there, they should consult with the donors who gave them as well as retired US service members who served during that time. Because they can give you an idea of why those uniforms were the way they were, and how the US put its influence on them, so anyone joining the military will know, "Oh this is what we're fighting for." They had a section at the back with a bunch of DVDs, that I didn't know if they were offering for free, or if we had to pay and how much. But one of them, "The Last Days of SaiGon" was a really good documentary I watched together with my Mom, and she almost let some tiers come out at certain points. Overall though, I got a good sense of everything, and I'm glad I came. I still think they could do a better job with having information on-site. Some of the QR codes didn't work immediately, because I had bad data connection, but I'm sure I'm not the only one.
龔振勝龔振勝
00
They need to update their hours on Google, but just for reference for everyone here: they open everyday from 10am-3pm. There is a parking lot but you have to pay $6. I ended up street parking off of Alma Street for free and walked over to the Viet Museum. Also just fyi it is located with other historical museum sites and the entrance is past the parking lot lol. The viet museum is great but when I went the 2nd floor was closed due to construction. Great place to learn more about the Vietnam war. And it’s free.
Brittany NguyenBrittany Nguyen
00
Amazing place to have the history about the boat people of Vietnam. My heart was dropped and my eyes were filled with tears when i saw the real boat, which thousands of people had used to escape Vietnam to find the freedom land. The sad news is half or two third of them couldn't make it, my condolences for those and their family
Tam PhamTam Pham
40
Was a fun experience among the other little places to visit in the park, learned a lot of things that I didn't know about those that arrived here during and after the Vietnam war. Great information for school projects
Aaron Menjivar-VargasAaron Menjivar-Vargas
00
A small museum that has displays of a lot of props from Vietnam war. Unfortunately most of the descriptions are in Vietnamese only and not translated. The museum also has a small souvenir shop.
MeiMei
30
Good to see but not enough thing to saw
Steve TranSteve Tran
30
Nearby Attractions Of Viet Museum
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Kelley Park
Japanese Friendship Garden
OMESCAPE
Thien Thanh Supermarket
History Park (operated by History San Jose)
Local History Museum
Tech CU Arena
History San Jose
Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI)

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
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Kelley Park
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Japanese Friendship Garden
4.0
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OMESCAPE
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Nearby Restaurants Of Viet Museum
Bún Bò Huế An Nam
Mariscos San Juan 2
Phở Tau Bay
Antojitos Oaxaquenos Y Poblanos
Bui Phong Bakery
Sizzle Spot
S & H Keyes Club
Phở Gà An Nam
Lacàphê
Stanley's Sports Bar

Bún Bò Huế An Nam
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Mariscos San Juan 2
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Phở Tau Bay
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Antojitos Oaxaquenos Y Poblanos
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