1 / 5Hong Kong Museum of The War of Resistance and Coastal Defence
📍 Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island
Explore 600 years of Hong Kong's coastal defense history through indoor exhibits and outdoor fort installations at this hilltop museum.
Definitely worth a visit! A place of memories who’s gave for Hong Kong in war. Suggest walk along the path up the hill where you can find different Weapons and construction of defence. At the top, there are well decorated museum and amazing collection and display! A restaurant inside the museum for refreshments! Highly recommended the museum!
🏆 Family Action Verdict
A great free educational outing combining history lessons with outdoor fort exploration, best suited for school-age children interested in history.
💬 What Families Are Saying
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Kwok Yu Lam
“Definitely worth a visit! A place of memories who’s gave for Hong Kong in war. Suggest walk along the path up the hill where you can find different Weapons and construction of defence. At the top, there are well decorated museum and amazing collection and display! A restaurant inside the museum for refreshments! Highly recommended the museum!”
Chee May
“First part 1. Clear signage on the way to there from Shaukeiwan mtr station 2. Very spacious with indoors and outdoors exhibitions 3. Very informative 4. Good design n not crowded even on weekend 5. Very fun n prefer to good on good weather day as u need to walk outdoors”
Raymond C
“It is very convenient and only walk 20 minutes from the subway station, worth to spend hours to learn the history of Hong Kong. Free admissions.”
Ashley Wang
“It’s a pretty good place, photogenic but I wish they have more individual stories of those who were killed fighting against the Japanese. Soldiers lives matters, in more ways than the remnants. Instead of putting really tacky artefacts and sculptures like doves, just present a more human rather than symbolic face to this story”
Reviews from Google
Overview
This museum combines indoor galleries with outdoor exploration of the historic Lei Yue Mun Fort. Children can walk through actual defense installations and see weapons displays while learning about Hong Kong's wartime history. The hilltop location offers scenic views and plenty of space to explore the fort's structures and pathways.



