50-66 Bùi Viện, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
District 1 is the central urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of 7.7211 km2 the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. The district is divided into 10 small subsets which are called wards District 1 contains most of the city's administrative offices, consulates, and large buildings. District 1 is the busiest district in the city with ...
135 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Independence Palace, also publicly known as Reunification Convention Hall, built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngo Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. During the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975, it was the site of the end of the Vietnam War, when a Nort...
Đường tỉnh 15, Phú Hiệp, Củ Chi, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 733814, Vietnam
The tunnels of Củ Chi are an immense network of connecting tunnels located in the Củ Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong's base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968. The tunnels were used...
The War Remnants Museum is a war museum at 28 Vo Van Tan, in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam. It contains exhibits relating to the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War. Operated by the Ho Chi Minh City government, an earlier version of this museum opened on September 4, 1975, as the Exhibition House for US and Puppet Crimes It was located in the former United States Information Agency bui...
Lê Lợi, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Bến Thanh Market is a bustling indoor market located in the center of Hồ Chi Minh City, Vietnam in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and an important symbol of the city. There are thousands of booths at the market selling items ranging from clothes, jewelry, and shoes to handicrafts, lacquerwear, electronics and even food. Ben Thanh Market is a famous des...
22 Nguyễn Huệ, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Located in the middle of District 1, Nguyen Hue Street is the biggest street of Ho Chi Minh City. The street is known for a few beautiful French colonial buildings like the People's Comittee, the Rex Hotel and a luxury shopping mall. In front of the People's Committee you can find a statue of Uncle Ho Chi Minh and a fountain show by night. Despite its name, Nguyen Hue Walking Street is only pedest...