Coconut Tree Prison, Phu Quoc Island

Phu Quoc’s euphemistically named Coconut Tree Prison was established by the French colonial administration in the 1940s. In the 1960s, at the height of the American War, it was expanded by the US backed South Vietnamese regime for housing the growing number of Viet Cong POWs. It became a general prison after the release of POWs in 1973 and continued to operate until the last decade.

The museum project has involved significant rebuilding of the prison complex. Very little of the complex looks original. It looks like a complete recreation. Some original bulldings are not included in the museum. 

Like the prison complex on Con Dao Island, depicts the brutality of the colonial and US backed administrations, remembering the sacrifices made by Viet Cong and nationalist fighters.


Travel tip.
A visit to the prison is easily combined with a visit to Bai Sao beach.