Must-see attractions in Ho Chi Minh City

  • Ong Bon Pagoda

    Ho Chi Minh City

    This atmospheric temple is crammed with gilded carvings, smoking incense and the constant hubbub of kids from the large school next door. Built by Chinese…

  • 22 Ly Tu Trong

    Ho Chi Minh City

    The ground floor of this innocuous-looking building on Ly Tu Trong is currently occupied by the Vietnam National Chemical Group. Step across the road to…

  • Saigon Cao Dai Temple

    Ho Chi Minh City

    The largest Cao Dai temple in HCMC, this fabulously colourful three-storey structure celebrates Vietnam’s home-grown religion of Cao Daism. Use separate…

  • Venerable Thich Quang Duc Memorial

    Ho Chi Minh City

    This peaceful memorial park is dedicated to Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk who self-immolated in protest at this intersection not far from the…

  • Military Museum

    Ho Chi Minh City

    A short distance from the History Museum, this small collection is devoted to Ho Chi Minh’s campaign to liberate the south. Interior exhibits are of minor…

  • Cholon Jamail Mosque

    Ho Chi Minh City

    The clean lines and minimal ornamentation of this mosque contrast starkly with nearby Chinese and Vietnamese Buddhist temples. Note the pool for ritual…

  • Traditional Herb Shops

    Ho Chi Minh City

    While you’re roaming the area, stroll over to the strip of traditional herb shops between Ð Luong Nhu Hoc and Ð Trieu Quang Phuc for an olfactory…

  • Skyview

    Ho Chi Minh City

    Skyview is a viewing platform atop the tallest structure in Southeast Asia, a 461m behemoth located 4km north of the centre. There are certainly…

  • Crescent

    Ho Chi Minh City

    A glitzy promenade of eating and shopping along a scooped-out section of canal in Saigon's upmarket District 7.

  • Bonsai Garden Inside The Botanical Gardens, Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, Vietnam. (Photo By: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images)

    Botanic Gardens

    Ho Chi Minh City

    One of the first projects undertaken by the French after establishing Cochin-China as a colony was founding these fantastic, lush gardens. Once one of the…

  • Statue of Tran Hung Dao at a busy roundabout

    Me Linh Square

    Ho Chi Minh City

    This compact tree-studded square facing the Saigon River features a statue of the 13th-century Vietnamese general, Tran Hung Dao.

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