Unlock the magic of Ho Chi Minh City

19th-century Romanesque Catholic cathedral built with French bricks

Unique place telling about the wars which occurred in Vietnam between 1945 and 1975

The old Presidential Palace of South Vietnam which was the scene of an epoch-defining event in 1975

Majestic French colonial building modelled on the Hotel de Ville in Paris

French neoclassical building holding a museum, concrete bunkers and strengthened corridors

Classic French-designed pink building with a sumptuous interior

Chinese temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu

Temple devoted to the fertility goddess Me Sanh, where women seeking children like to pray

Buddhist temple which includes altars to the Jade Emperor and Mazu

Stuffed temple dedicated to Ong Ban, the guardian of happiness and prosperity

Covers the immersive history of Vietnam since the Bronze Age

Ho Chi Minh City’s largest gallery, showing historical and artistic pieces going back 1600 years

Colorful lanes featuring innovative street art

Place where Vietnamese paintings take over. A superb place to learn about local artists

Renovated tunnel complex from the Vietcong insurgency which has been turned into a museum

Vietcong boltholes kept almost as they were just over 40 years ago

Small, but emotional, memorial to the Australian dead of the battle of Long Tan in 1966

The main base from 1966 to 1971 of ANZAC forces fighting in Vietnam

Tunnel complex built by the Vietcong to protect their forces in Phuoc Tuy

The main market of Cholon, it is a great place to catch the city’s vibe

Annual floating flower market held every February on the Tau Hu Canal

A large indoor market with local clothing shops and food stalls

Having acquired a well-deserved reputation worldwide, maybe you should try Vietnamese national dishes in their home country

A buzzing market selling a range of goods. From souveniers and clothing to local treats and dishes

Possibly the best place to have banh mi in all of Ho Chi Minh City

A place to test your sweet tooth on their delicious soups

River market that has become a must-see icon of Vietnam’s south

Local capital with lots of canals that was once a base for the “Coconut Religion”

Filled with rivers, islands, swamps and rice paddies, this region has a reputation as the most fertile in all of Vietnam

Impressive tunnel network used by Vietcong fighters to hide and strike at the enemy

Experience a rush of adrenaline as you whizz along the water to your destination

A large French construction that was the National Assembly of South Vietnam

Taoist temple, pungent with incense, where a certain ruler looks over the main sanctuary

18th-century Buddhist temple set within bucolic grounds

Tells the story of Vietnamese folk medicine over the ages

See Ho Chi Minh’s glasses and other personal items in a museum devoted to the great man

Noodle shop where the Viet Cong leadership planned the Tet Offensive of 1968

Vietnam’s oldest botanical garden, it retains a certain charm

Former haunt of war correspondents in the 1960s and 1970s

Former base of the American Forces Information Service, where they dished out daily press briefings

Heart of the city’s commercial hub, this street now means “Total Revolution”. It was previously called Tu Do (“Freedom Street”) and Rue Catinat

The largest airport in Vietnam, this is your gateway to Ho Chi Minh City