Noi Bai International Airport 13 min
West Lake (28 min)
Urban freshwater lake with an 11-mile perimeter & a 6th century pagoda in the middle. One Pillar Pagoda (35 min)
Rebuilt iconic Buddhist temple, originally erected in 1049, designed to resemble a lotus blossom. Thăng Long Imperial Citadel (36 min)
Imperial citadel complex with 11th-century buildings & sculptures, including a tower & stone dragon. Hoàn Kiếm Lake (38 min)
Lake featuring a temple on a small island reached via a wooden bridge & a tower on another island. Old Quarter (36 min)
Historic trading district with a night market, narrow lanes, food hawkers & hotchpotch tube houses. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (33 min)
Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh's body is on display in this mausoleum & historic site. Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum (36 min)
Vietnamese fine art across various time periods plus media displayed in a 3-story colonial building. St. Joseph's Cathedral (39 min)
The Neo-Gothic design of this 1886 Catholic cathedral, the city's oldest church, echoes Notre Dame. Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (27 min)
Ethnological museum offering exhibits on Vietnam's various cultures, with gardens & a restaurant. Dong Xuan Market (35 min)
Big, bustling covered market packed with vendors selling food, clothing & goods at wholesale prices. Presidential Palace (32 min)
Circa-1900s Colonial palace built for the French governor general of Indochina; exterior views only. Tran Quoc Pagoda (29 min)
Buddhist temple built in the 6th century on a small, charming island with numerous shrines. Ho Chi Minh Museum (34 min)
Built in 1979, the museum contains artifacts & photographs dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh. Ngoc Son Temple (38 min)
Confucian temple on a lake reached by bridge with tower & pavilions dedicated to the national hero. Temple Of Literature (37 min)
Confucian temple with landscaped courtyards, numerous altars & shrines & an imposing front gate. | 
