See & Do
From century-old temples to night markets and craft villages — 214 places across the city, curated by Localis.
34 places found
Museums · Sai Gon
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History
Bao tang Lich su Thanh pho Ho Chi MinhThe oldest museum in Ho Chi Minh City, holding tens of thousands of artefacts on Vietnamese history and culture.
Museums · Ben Thanh
Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum
Bao tang My thuat Thanh pho Ho Chi MinhA mansion that holds more than 20,000 works of art and two national treasures in lacquer
Museums · Xuan Hoa
Southern Vietnamese Women's Museum
Bao tang Phu nu Nam BoA Grade I museum holding 44,108 objects and documents about the women of the South
Museums · Tan Son Hoa
Museum of the Armed Forces of Southeastern Vietnam (Military Region 7 Museum)
Bao tang Luc luong vu trang mien Dong Nam Bo (Bao tang Quan khu 7)Keeping alive the memory of the fighting years of the troops and people of southeastern Vietnam
Museums · Sai Gon
Ho Chi Minh City Museum
Bao tang Thanh pho Ho Chi MinhThe Alfred Foulhoux building, erected 1885-1890, once the Commercial Museum and then the palace of the Governor of Cochinchina — today it holds 45,666 objects and 2 national treasures.
Museums · Sai Gon
Ton Duc Thang Museum
Bao tang Ton Duc ThangA brand-new building inaugurated on 3 January 2025 and ranked a Class I museum since June 2025 — the only place that tells the story of President Ton Duc Thang's life as a system of five themes.
Heritage · Ben Thanh
Independence Palace
Dinh Doc LapThe Independence Palace is the very place that marks the complete victory of the resistance war against the United States for national salvation, the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country in 1975.
Heritage · Sai Gon
Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral
Nha tho Duc BaCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saigon.
Heritage · Sai Gon
Thao Cam Vien (Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens)
Thao Cam VienThe "green lung" in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City and one of the 8 oldest zoos in the world
Museums · Tan Dinh
Saigon – Gia Dinh Special Forces Museum
Bao tang Biet dong Sai Gon – Gia DinhA private museum in a 1963 house that was once a secret base in the heart of Saigon
Heritage · Duc Nhuan
Quan The Am Pagoda
Chua Quan The AmA pagoda of more than 100 years in Phu Nhuan, the last where Most Venerable Thich Quang Duc served as abbot
Heritage · Xuan Hoa
Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc Memorial
Dai tuong niem Bo Tat Thich Quang DucA monument park at the Cach Mang Thang Tam – Nguyen Dinh Chieu intersection, commemorating Most Venerable Thich Quang Duc
Heritage · Ben Thanh
Mariamman Temple
Den MariammanA vibrant Hindu temple with a seven-tiered gate tower near Ben Thanh Market, often called "chua Ba An"
Heritage · Tan Dinh
Jade Emperor Pagoda
Dien Ngoc HoangA century-old Chinese temple to the Jade Emperor in Tan Dinh, with yin-yang tiled roofs and vivid coloured ceramic figures
Heritage · Thong Tay Hoi
Thong Tay Hoi Communal House
Dinh Thong Tay HoiAn ancient communal house of Go Vap with a "trung thiem diep oc" main hall, a National Architectural and Artistic Relic
Heritage · Duc Nhuan
Vo Tanh Mausoleum
Lang Vo TanhAn early 19th-century tomb in Phu Nhuan, built in 1802 by decree of Emperor Gia Long to honour Vo Tanh
Heritage · An Nhon
Phu Chau Floating Temple
Mieu Noi Phu ChauAn ancient temple on an islet in the Vam Thuat River, with jade-green tiled roofs and ceramic mosaics blending Vietnamese and Chinese styles
Heritage · Ben Thanh
Huyen Si Church
Nha tho Huyen SiA Gothic church over a century old in central Saigon, named after Mr. Huyen Si, who donated the land to build it
Heritage · An Phu Dong
Khanh An Monastery
Tu vien Khanh AnA pagoda over a century old in An Phu Dong, once a revolutionary base, now famous for scenery likened to a "miniature Japan"
Museums · Binh Hoa
Vietnam Traditional Pharmacy Museum
Bao tang Duoc co truyen Viet NamFITO's second venue, in an old wooden house in Binh Hoa; open Saturdays only, booking required
Heritage · Sai Gon
Saigon Central Post Office
Buu dien Thanh phoBuilt 1886 – 1891 by Vildieu and Foulhoux, with an Eiffel steel roof vault, and still a working post office
Heritage · Xuan Hoa
Chantarangsay Pagoda
Chua ChantarangsaySaigon's first Khmer Theravada pagoda, built in 1946 beside the Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal
Heritage · Tan My
Long Hoa Pagoda
Chua Long HoaA pagoda over a century old amid the waterways of Nha Be, still bearing traces of a secret tunnel beneath its altar
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