A Secret Weapon Cellar in District 3

You’d never know it, looking at this completely normal house on Võ Văn Tần street in District 3… but I suppose that was the point. A trap door in the floor hides a secret basement, in which the Viet Cong stored guns, ammunition, and grenades.

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Happily, there’s no longer a need for such a bunker, so it’s been opened for visits. They’ve left the weapons in place, though I’m sure they’ve been deactivated. I mean, surely, right? Surely, this tiny quasi-museum has rigorously ensured the safety of...