Saigon, the city’s vibrant lifestyle with lots of tourist attractions tourists, here are top 11 attractions should visit when traveling in Saigon.
# 1. War remnants Museum
This museum was established in September 1975 with precursor is place to showcase American war crimes, 1998. The war remnants Museum is recognized as one of the 61 museums that belongs to the system of “Museum for peace” of the world. Locating at No 28 Vo Van Tan, District 3, Ho Chi Minh city, based on the exbihits, visitors can see part of the fierce war as well as steadfast of Vietnam.
The Museum is storing more than 20,000 documents, exhibits and films, in which more than 1,500 documents, exhibits and films have been introduced in 8 subjects that is exhibited regularly.
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# 2. Nha Rong wharf (Dragon house wharf)
The building has two dragon on the roof, like “double of dragon flanking the moon”, so it is usually called “the Dragon house”. Therefore, the wharf belongs to this area has name of Dragon house wharf. Currently, Nha Rong wharf is Ho Chi Minh museum – Ho Chi Minh Branch is a wholly owned subsidiary within the museum system and monuments commemorating President Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam.
For over 20 years, Ho Chi Minh Museum – Ho Chi Minh city Branch has welcomed nearly 20 million visitors from all over the country and overseas to visit. Especially, hundreds of heads of states and high-level delegations visited, studied and researched about President Ho Chi Minh.
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# 3. Saigon centre post office
Saigon post office building is one of the famous buildings of the city with many of the typical architectural style of Europe and Asia are intertwined together. The building is located on the side of Cathedral (Church of Our lady) in the Commune of Paris Square. The Post Office was built, became a strange kind of serve and a very strong impression for the public.
The building has a balanced composition of works and aesthetics. The parts are balance and they are divided into two sides, symmetrically through an “axis” centers. The front has cubic structure with arches above the doors. The system of column, main pillar, eaves are textured square shapes. On each of the pillars, columns are carved pattern, elaborate sculptures, meticulously. In the front of the building has the system of borders, lines that are horizontal string patterns, creating beauty and balance and make the building seem not very high.
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# 4. Ben Thanh Market
Locating in the centre of city, Ben Thanh market has long since become a symbol of Saigon. This is not only a place for business, but also nearly hundred years ago it has become a historical witness how changes ups and downs of the city, is talking up the economic development of a city trade is the largest and reconciliation between ancient Saigon and modern Saigon.
In recent years, Ben Thanh market is also indispensable tourist place for any tour to the Ho Chi Minh city. Of course, visitors going to this market are not only to buy goods or souvenirs, but also they find a bit of own image, a personality characteristic shown in the daily life of a city that market is where most revealing.
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# 5. Giac Lam pagoda
Architecture of Giac Lam pagoda is considered typical for Southern temple architecture, with the overall style in “Tam” word (Pagoda has three parallel lines). The centre is the traditional folk styles of a two-wing, four main column that is called four pillars. The original pagoda has not three-door temple gate (the three-door temple gate was built in 1955), the temple roof has 4 tails. The pagoda is rectangular in shape, including 3 main layers: the central chamber, auditorium, the boy house, not including the accessories.
Giac Lam pagoda contains many valuable materials on the history, culture, architecture and religious sculpture. In the spring days, it welcome thousands of pilgrims and international tourists to Buddha and revered placidity of ancient majesty of the pagoda.
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# 6. Dam Sen culture Park
Dam Sen park is one of the largest and the most modern parks in Vietnam. Architecture of this Park shows harmony between the two cultures East – West with area of 40 hectares. Besides the natural beauty, Dam Sen culture park is a place of entertainment for the children.
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# 7. Thong Nhat Palace (Reunification Palace)
Currently, it has been the Vietnam Prime minister ranked as special national monument. This Palace has many different names in different periods such as: Norodom Palace (1889-1954), Prime minister Palace (9/1954-10/1956), Independence Palace (10/1956-10/1976) and today is Reunification meeting hall. This is not only a unique structure that is associated with many important historical events of the country. Today, the Palace is both tourist attraction place and place for organization of conferences, seminars, reception of agencies, domestic and foreign enterprises. Palace opens daily from 7:30am to 11:00pm and from 13:00 to 16:00, including Saturday, Sunday and Holidays.
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# 8. Cu Chi Tunnel
Cu Chi Tunnel has two points: Ben Duoc Tunnel (Zone party committee and Sai Gon – Gia Dinh military region is protected in Phu Hiep hamlet, Phu My Hung commune, Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh city) and Ben Binh Tunnel (revolutionary base of Cu Chi district party committee is protected in Ben Dinh hamlet, Nhuan Duc commune, Cu Chi district, Ho chi Minh city). Today, there are only 120 km of Cu Chi Tunnel be protected and it become an attraction tourist place for visitors to Ho Chi Minh city. Visitors get to experience life in the tunnels as real tunnel dwellers ago. If you come to Ho Chi Minh city, let’s visit Cu Chi Tunnel historical monument to understand how the hard fight.
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# 9. Suoi Tien cutural tourist place
Suoi Tien Cultural resort is located at the Northeast of Saigon, Hanoi Highway route, the Tan Phu ward, District 9, It is far from city center about 19km. Resort Suoi Tien is built, renovated with the aim of combining tourism with cultural and historical education, ethnic origins.
Resorts Suoi Tien is one of the famous entertainment place at weekend of people in Ho Chi Minh City as well as domestic and foreign tourists. The unique features of Suoi Tien is the nature of history, myth, the clusters of model that are inspired by the legend of the legendary people of mysticism and Eastern thought. A special work attracted tourists to visit Suoi Tien iss Tien Dong sea area – an unique artificial sea model in Vietnam.
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# 10. Duc Ba cathedral (Notre Dame cathedral)
Originally, this work is known as a great architecture in the Paris Commune Square, city center, with two bell tower of 40 meter in height. Besides called honourable names such as the Cathedral, State Cathedral, Saigon Cathedral, the church has added another name is Notre Dame Cathedral. Through many vicissitudes of history, Notre Dame Cathedral gradually became a symbol of the city center.
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral is the cathedral of the Ho Chi Minh city Archdiocese. This is also a Catholic church with large scale and distinctive, one of the buildings attract the most visitors in this city.
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# 11. Saigon Zoo
The original name: Botanical Garden (it is also referred to the Zoo) where preserve plants and animals ranks 8th in the world, at Vietnam.
After more than 130 years of existence, the zoo has become a big zoo with 590 animals of 125 species, plants has 1800 timber trees of 260 species, 23 orchid species, 33 cactus species,…
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