Sunday, May 4, 2014

Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon

(ilovetravelingvietnam) - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is the largest economic, political and culture center of Vietnam. The city is also a major tourist center that has a lot of ancient historic sites and museums that attracts many domestic and international tourists every year.


There are a lot of tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh City; especially, 11 museums with historical themes so Ho Chi Minh has stood the first in the number of museums in the country. Vietnam History Museum is the largest and oldest museum in the nation that has 30 thousand artifacts. Besides, Saigon is famous for War Remnants Museum and Ho Chi Minh Museum; the War Remnants Museum attracts international tourists and Ho Chi Minh museum attracts domestic visitors.


Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City


Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City

Furthermore, the city has over one thousand pagodas, temples built in many different historical periods. Notre Dame Cathedral is the most famous and largest church in Distric 1, Ho Chi Minh City, completed in 1880. During the war, there are many important architectural works such as Opera House, Post Office, and Reunification Palace ….

Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City


Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City is a shopping and entertainment center that has bars, discos, theaters, tearoom, Dam Sen park, zoos, Ben Thanh market, Diamond Plaza along with restaurants system, coffee shops and modern motels, hotels.

Also, there are so many nearby famous and attractive destinations that you can explore such as Ba Ria Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc, Phan Rang …

In short, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is an ideal destination to visit when you come to Vietnam.

In addition to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam also has a lot of other wonderful places for visiting, you can refer to "Destinations in Vietnam".

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