Things to see in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is a city in Vietnam, with an urban population of about 5.3 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica Place of worship
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, officially the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is a cathedral located in the Saigon ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2War Remnants Museum Museum
The War Remnants Museum is a war museum at 28 Võ Văn Tần Street, Xuân Hòa, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It contains exhibits relating to the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War.
3Independence Palace History
The Independence Palace, also publicly and officially known as the Reunification Convention Hall or simply Reunification Hall, is a historic landmark and government-owned public hall in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam.
4Saigon Opera House Arts & culture
Saigon Opera House is a municipal opera house in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Like other French-built opera houses during French colonial period, including Hanoi Opera House and Haiphong Opera House, it is an example of French Colonial architecture in Vietnam.
5Bến Thành Market Shopping
Bến Thành Market is located in the center of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in the city and an important symbol of the city.
6Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens Park
The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, or locally and coloquially known as The Zoo ("Sở Thú"), is Vietnam's oldest zoo and botanical garden.
7Museum of Ho Chi Minh City Museum
Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Gia Long Palace, is a historical site and museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The museum is situated at the corner of Lý Tự Trọng and Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa streets, located on a 2-hectare block near the Independence Palace.
8Xá Lợi Pagoda Place of worship
The Xá Lợi Pagoda is the largest pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was built in 1956 and was the headquarters of Buddhism in South Vietnam.
9Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City Place of worship
The Mariamman Temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mariamman. It was built in the late 19th century by the Nagarathar a trade community from Tamil Nadu, India.
10Thien Hau Temple Place of worship
The Thiên Hậu Temple, officially the Tuệ Thành Assembly Hall is a Chinese-style temple of the Chinese Goddess of Sea, Mazu on Nguyễn Trãi Street in the Chợ Lớn ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
11Tan Dinh church Place of worship
Tân Định Church or Tân Định Parish Church is a Roman Catholic church in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Its formal name is the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
12Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts Art
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts is the major art museum of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and second in the country only to the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi.
13Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History Museum
The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History is located at 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Formerly known as the Musée Blanchard de la Brosse, and The National Museum of Vietnam in Saigon, it received its current name in 1979.
14Saigon Central Mosque Place of worship
The Saigon Central Mosque is a mosque in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and it is one of the ancient and historic Mosque in the region.
15Phu My Bridge Landmark
The Phú Mỹ Bridge is a cable-stayed road bridge over the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
16Paris Commune Square Neighbourhood
Paris Commune Square is a small square and roundabout located in Saigon ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It lies between Lê Duẩn Boulevard and Nguyễn Du Street and surrounds the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon.
17Saigon Bridge Landmark
Saigon Bridge, also known as Newport Bridge (Cầu Tân Cảng) before 1975, is a bridge crossing the Saigon River, connecting Bình Thạnh District and District 2, Ho Chi Minh City now is Thủ Đức, on the Hanoi Highway.
18Tao Dan Park Park
Tao Đàn Park or fully known as Tao Đàn Cultural Park, also known as Tao Đàn Garden (Vườn Tao Đàn) is an urban park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam behind the Independence Palace with an address 55C Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Bến Thành.
19Dam Sen Cultural Park Park
Dam Sen Cultural Park is an amusement park located in Bình Thới ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The park has an area of 50 hectares, of which 20% comprises lakes and 60% trees and gardens.
20Jade Emperor Pagoda Place of worship
The Jade Emperor Pagoda also known as the Phước Hải Tự is a Taoist, Buddhist, Confucian pagoda located at District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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