Hanoi Hilton

The Hanoi Hilton was a prison used by the French colonists in French Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War where they were abused and tortured and also endured miserable conditions, including poor food and unsanitary conditions. After the Vietnam War, it continued to be in use after the release of the American POWs.

The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although the gatehouse remains as a museum.