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Illustration of Jade Emperor PagodaVietnamGo Pick
Sight · District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Jade Emperor Pagoda

A smoky, atmospheric 1909 Taoist temple filled with carved deities — famously visited by Barack Obama in 2016.

$ · Inexpensive
Craft workshop · Lung Tam (Quan Ba), Ha Giang

Lung Tam Linen Weaving Cooperative

Hmong women's cooperative (est. ~2001) spinning and hand-weaving linen from flax/hemp.

Illustration of Thien Hau TempleHidden Gem
Sight · District 5, Ho Chi Minh City

Thien Hau Temple

A 19th-century Cantonese temple to the sea goddess Mazu, the spiritual heart of Cho Lon's Chinatown.

$ · Inexpensive
Craft village · Phong Dinh (former Phong Dien), Hue

Phuoc Tich Ancient Pottery Village

500-year-old pottery village that once supplied the royal court, with 30+ old wooden ruong houses.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Saigon Central Post Office
Sight · District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon Central Post Office

A working 19th-century French colonial post office with a soaring vaulted hall and vintage phone booths.

$ · Inexpensive
Craft village · Thanh Thuy, Hue

Thanh Toan Tile-Roofed Bridge & farm tools museum

18th-century covered wooden bridge in a rice village, with a small farm-tools museum next to it.

$ · Inexpensive
Community experience · Son Tay, Hanoi

Duong Lam Ancient Village farm experience

Laterite-walled ancient village where the relic board arranges ploughing and rice-planting with local farmers.

Illustration of Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon
Sight · District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon

The red-brick twin-spired cathedral at the heart of colonial Saigon, built entirely with materials shipped from France.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Saigon Opera House
Sight · District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon Opera House

An 1897 French colonial theater hosting the acclaimed AO Show and classical performances.

$$$ · Pricey
Sight · District 1 (Saigon ward), Ho Chi Minh City

A O Show at Saigon Opera House

Lune Production's bamboo-circus show with live folk music, at the colonial-era Saigon Opera House.

$$$$ · High-end
Illustration of Sa Pa Love Market Cultural Space
Festival & event · Sa Pa Town Center, Sa Pa

Sa Pa Love Market Cultural Space

Cultural event space for Sa Pa's love market activities.

Craft workshop · Phu Vang (Tay Ho) / An Cuu riverside (Phu Cam), Hue

Hue conical hat villages (Tay Ho & Phu Cam)

Villages making Hue's thin 'poem hats' (non bai tho) by hand, where some families let you try a stage.

Craft workshop · Nam Ban (Lam Ha), Da Lat

Cuong Hoan Silk Factory (Nam Ban)

Working silk mill where you watch cocoons boiled, reeled and woven on big looms.

Craft village · Ung Hoa, Hanoi

Quang Phu Cau Incense Village

Village that dyes and dries bamboo incense sticks in huge red fans — a photo spot with a working craft behind it.

$ · Inexpensive
Craft class · Old Town (Minh An), Hoi An

Happy Smile Lantern (lantern-making class)

Short class building a foldable silk lantern to take home, in the Old Town.

$ · Inexpensive
Craft village · Thuy Xuan ward, Hue

Thuy Xuan Incense Village

Incense-rolling street on the tomb route where you can try rolling a stick yourself.

$ · Inexpensive
Craft workshop · Tan An ward, Hoi An

Hoi An Silk Village

Silk showcase with mulberry garden, silkworm house, reeling and looms, plus an ethnic-costume display.

$ · Inexpensive
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