Things To Do in Dien Bien Phu Loop

This highest point at the center of town was a holdout of French troops and a hill that was hard-fought for. Today you'll find a memorial and a quiet park that makes a good perch to get the lay of the land. Just south, at the foot of the hill, is the Dien Bien Phu Cemetery, with…

Hilltop Son La Prison is an important historical vestige. Some parts were destroyed by the French, and later by the Americans, but many of the ramparts have been rebuilt, and some interiors have been done over so that visitors get the full effect. The museum at the back tells -- in…