Buon Ma Thuot Prison Nhà đày Buôn Ma Thuột

French-built prison kept as a heritage site

The yellow French-built prison at 18 Tan Thuat, kept as a revolutionary heritage site: arched blue doors, tiled roofs, and barred cell blocks around a bare yard. Give it 45 minutes in the morning. Skip it when the Y Ngong museums already have your morning.

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Yellow block with three blue doors

Photo: Dominic Nelson · CC BY-SA 4.0

Time45 minutes

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Get there18 Tan Thuat, a short taxi from the center

Best monthsNovember to April

Tan Thuat

War history

Nhà đày Buôn Ma Thuột is the French-built compound at 18 Tan Thuat, in Tu An, preserved as a revolutionary heritage site. The buildings are the visit: yellow walls, arched blue doors under tiled roofs, and long cell blocks with barred windows facing the yard.

Yellow cell block with green doors and barred windows at Buon Ma Thuot Prison — Cell doors and barred windows along the side block

Go in the morning, the easier hour, and give it 45 minutes. Dak Lak Museum and Bao Dai Palace at 02 Y Ngong are a separate stop on their own tickets, so pick one for the morning if time is short.