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The Bai Tu Long Bay
The entire panorama before your eyes, huge and breathtaking. While you have the feeling of being overrun by tourism in Halong Bay, you will feel the opposite in Bai Tu Long.
The entire panorama before your eyes, huge and breathtaking. While you have the feeling of being overrun by tourism in Halong Bay, you will feel the opposite in Bai Tu Long.
The Dan Sinh Yersin Market was named after the French biologist and adventurer Alexandre Yersin. Among the many markets, popularly known as the American market, where building materials and Vietnam war materials are sold, it is one of the strangest.
The antiques market on No Trang Long Street in Binh Thanh district attracts many visitors looking for affordable antiques every weekend.
Almost two tonnes of weapons were discovered in the well-hidden bunkers of the Saigon commandos from the Vietnam War era, which had previously gone unnoticed. The secret bunkers were skilfully placed in remote locations to conceal their existence from the enemy. But now these historic sites have come to light, revealing a fascinating chapter of the past.
One of the famous tunnel complexes near Saigon that is not overrun by tourists is the still authentic Ben Duoc Tunnel.
Just an hour away from Hue lies An Bang, a village known as the "City of Ghosts" because of its richly decorated tombs, which were built by the villagers in honour of deceased family members.
Set on a property with lots of lawns, coconut palms, streams and cozy thatched huts, Binh Quoi Village offers a glimpse of days gone by in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
In 2014, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) opened a beautiful Ao Dai Museum. It was created from the ideas of the famous artist and designer, Sy Hoang.
Quy Nhon is one of the best places for a beach vacation, a foray into local cuisine or an exploration of Vietnamese Cham culture.
The Fito Museum in Saigon is the first museum dedicated to traditional Vietnamese medicine. Almost 3,000 artefacts from the Stone Age are on display. The exhibits include tools for making medicines, knives, mortars and pestles as well as documents and objects from a traditional pharmacy.