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The imposing Ho Chi Minh mausoleum houses the embalmed body of Vietnam's most revered father figure - Uncle Ho himself! The embalmed body lies in a glass gasket guarded by 4 guards at each corner.
Entrance is free. But the mausoleum is closed on Mondays. It is also closed for two months in October & November, when Uncle Ho's body reportedly undergoes maintenance. Come early though as the queue can be quite long. Cameras, handphones, big hand bags and sharp metal objects are not allowed. You can deposit them at a counter before entering the long queue. You will be then be ushered into the mausoleum by guards. Address: Ba Dinh Square,Directions: Ba Dinh District
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 Long queues of people waiting
to enter the Mausole by lyrad
Security is also tight, and you will have to check in your bags, cell phones and cameras. Strange but there are two separate check in counters. A bag counter is located at the main entrance where you can deposit your haversack (the counter staff will then try to "sell" you a pamplet on the Mausoleum for 4,000 dong). There is a separate small counter to deposit your cell phones and cameras further into the complex. Don't know how they do it, but somehow or another, the staff there, manage to transport your camera and cell phones to a similar pick up counter once you come out from the Mausoleum. Note that once you come out of the Mausoleum, you end up at the other end of the complex, and you'll have to walk all the way back across in order to pick up your haversack deposited at the entrance.
It was all in all a rather strange experience. Felt like we were like cattle being herded to a destination. The guards are also stern, making sure you keep in line and keep up with the pace of the person walking in front of you. Don't expect to be allowed to linger to see if the body is real! Leave a Comment Directions: Ba Dinh District
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 by gypsysoul73
In the words of the Luxe city guide to Hanoi: "Remember it is expressly forbidden to wear hot pants and a pointy bra, macrame your own poncho or wear anything ever."
No, but their reverence for this man is admirable. And the visit to the mausoleum is quite the experience.
It is important to note the opening times, as they are only open in the mornings; Open Daily Winter: 7.30am-10.30am; summer: 8am-11am Leave a Comment Address: D Hung VuongDirections: Ba Dinh District
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 Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum by woosoowei
When you enter the hall, you could see the hero's quite close to you, lying inside a fully opened casket with the cover hanging above him. nah... not scary don't worry. Follow the queue and you'll walk around him and exit at another door, and no, you can't stop to see longer, and no photo is allowed
If you are not following local tours, do bring along your stuffs, because you'll exit at the back of mausoleum to the entrance of Presidential Palace area, and it's a far journey back to where you keep your cameras & stuffs.
Entrance is free. If you are lucky, you could witness wreath offering ceremony :-) Leave a Comment Directions: Ba Dinh District. It costs VND50,000 taxi ride from Old quarters.
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 Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum by travieLeave a Comment Directions: Ba Dinh District
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 Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum by tampa_shawn
While the outside of the building is quite imposing it will take you an hour at the most to make your way through the museum. If you visit the museum during the week you have a good chance of seeing entire grade school classes in their white shirts and blue-bottomed uniforms lining up in front of the museum for pictures and a tour.
While your at the Ho Chi Minh Museum make sure to explore the entire complex…including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Ho Chi Minh Stilt house, The presidential Palace and the One Pillar and Dien Huu Pagodas.
Most of the visitors to this complex are Vietnamese making pilgrimage to show their deep admiration and respect to Ho Chi Mihn. Uncle Ho, as he is often called, is a communist leader who is revered at the liberator of the Vietnam from Colonialism (from the US, France and Britian)
At the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum has Uncle Ho preserved and laid out under glass for display in grand Communist Style resembling the Mausoleums to Chairman Moa, Lenin and Stalin. The corpse was in Russia for “maintenance” while we were there so we were unable to go inside. I heard its quite something to see so please don’t miss it.
Before leaving your hotel be sure to take a moment to review the long list of dress and behavioral requirements for entering the Ho Chi Mihn Mausoleum. Cameras and bags are not allowed in the Mausoleum and must be checked in at the reception. No Shorts, tank tops or hats. And you are not allowed to put your hands in your pockets.
Touring the entire complex will take a few hours at the most. Leave a Comment Directions: If your hotel is in the Old Quarter you’ll probably want to take a motorbike, taxi or cyclo to reach the complex, but you will need to leave them at the gate since the entire complex is open to pedestrian traffic only.
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