The former presidential palace of South Vietnam, also called the Reunification Palace, kept much as it was on 30 April 1975, when a North Vietnamese tank crashed through its gates and ended the Vietnam War. A replica tank stands in the grounds.
Inside, the 1960s modernist building still has its reception rooms, the president's offices, the rooftop helipad and, in the basement, the war command centre with old maps and radios. An audio guide is available.
A powerful museum about the Vietnam War (the 'American War' in Vietnam), with American tanks, helicopters and planes in the courtyard and displays in…
A network of more than 200 km of tunnels used by Viet Cong guerrillas during the Vietnam War, with hidden entrances, kitchens and booby traps.
A maze of rivers, canals, rice fields and orchards where the Mekong reaches the sea.
A series of waterfalls in the pine forest just outside Đà Lạt.
An extraordinary building designed by architect Đặng Việt Nga, looking like a giant tree melting into the hillside, with staircases, tunnels and brid…
A crescent-shaped lake in the centre of Đà Lạt, with a 5 km path around it lined with pine trees and flower gardens.
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