Here are 12 places that Lily’s Travel advises its tourists to visit during their trip to Ho Chi Minh City. These tourist attractions are not only famous and iconic places of the city. Ho Chi Minh City is also a place with cultural characteristics and preserving the history of a prosperous and magnificent Saigon in the past.
Independence Palace
Independence Palace is one of the historical relics in Ho Chi Minh City that is highly famous to Saigon people and foreign tourists. However, many young people today often pass by but do not have the opportunity to visit. Independence Palace is the largest and most monumental Ho Chi Minh museum, always open to welcome visitors every day of the week.
With only a few tens of thousands of VND, you can enter the Independence Palace to visit and learn more about Vietnam’s Independence Day. In particular, the National Day of September 2 is approaching, everyone should go to Independence Palace to review the most heroic moments of the Vietnamese people in the newly liberated period. Not only can you learn more about history, but you can also take beautiful photos immediately because the Palace’s scenery is extremely magnificent.
In this place, there are many events, memories, and relics of Vietnam against France, Japan,… You have to come to this place to experience a golden era of the Vietnam People’s Army and how our ancestors fought and sacrificed.
Vietnam War Remnants Museum
If you love the history of the Vietnam War, you will not miss the Vietnam War Remnants Museum. This is a historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City that still preserves a lot of wartime items. Not only stories, through books, pictures,… At this Ho Chi Minh City museum, you will see the artifacts with your own eyes and experience them with your own hands.
At this historical relic, there are displays of tanks, airplanes, helicopters, artillery…, which were once fought far away to repel the enemy. The museum also has hundreds and thousands of artifacts collected after the war. Everyone will see firsthand the weapons of our army and the enemy in wartime.
There are also many other impressive artifacts, such as Agent Orange, bombs, bullets,… In particular, the Vietnam War Remnants Museum has artifacts from an infrequent and super-rare event. That was the impressive image of two bullets piercing each other.
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Ho Chi Minh City History Museum
If you do not like the war, you can go to the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum to learn about the ancient culture of our Vietnamese people. There are countless memorabilia from many ages at the historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City. Traditional items and utensils from the Confucian period to the near-modern of all ethnic groups in Vietnam are almost sufficient.
Not only that, this Ho Chi Minh Museum of History also preserves quite a lot of memorabilia from the Stone Age, bronze,… Many ancient artworks are on display and in quite an intact condition, enough for visitors to be strategized and to understand the ancient culture of the old Vietnamese partly. If this is the first time you have come to the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum, you will surely be captivated by these ancient works of art.
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Ho Chi Minh City – Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts is a historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City, a place to visit that is quite familiar to young people today. There are many unique works of art stored here, in particular, the more the museum is built in a very Western style full of luxury and nobility. Check-in at the museum will be guaranteed to be a “number.”
However, in addition to the charming landscape, the architecture is full of art, and people will also admire the paintings of the masterpiece. Artworks here are considered precious treasures of Vietnam, with all kinds of art forms, diverse styles, and delicate depictions of traditional Vietnamese life.
Coming to this museum, you will recognize not only ancient works of art but also contemporary works. This shows that Vietnamese young people are still very interested in the national tradition, lighting the fire of enthusiasm for many other young generations.
Nha Rong Wharf
There is one thing that Lily’s Travel dares to ensure, which is that more than 90% of young people in Ho Chi Minh have been to Nha Rong Wharf at least once. This is the most famous historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City because it was where Uncle Ho’s footprints were imprinted. Nha Rong Wharf is the place where Uncle Ho chose to go to find a way to save, creating a turning point in the history of the liberation of the Vietnamese people.
Coming to this historic site, people will discover more about Vietnamese architecture in ancient times with traditional design style and exquisite dragon statues. In addition, in the museum, many adaptation.
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Cu Chi Tunnels
Referring to the historical relics in Ho Chi Minh City, there is no shortage of Cu Chi tunnels, which terrified the invaders with the intelligence and perseverance of the ancient Vietnamese armed forces. All the relics are tunnels used during the resistance war against the enemy designed with highly sophisticated and intelligent minds.
Not simply the tunnels connecting the wild but underground in Cu Chi Tunnels is a fortified castle full of complexity. This is how we help our soldiers hide, transport weapons and food, and attack without the enemy knowing. The architecture of Cu Chi Tunnels was highly complicated, and many leading military experts and architects in the world at that time also had to respect it.
Notre Dame Cathedral (Ho Chi Minh City)
Notre Dame Cathedral is a famous tourist attraction known to Vietnamese and international people. Located in the heart of Saigon, the majesty and magnificence of Notre Dame Cathedral make everyone burst for the feat and beauty. Notre Dame Cathedral is built in a very unique European – Romanesque style. The outside has high and dignified looks; the inside is more luxurious and special.
Every brick and tile built in Notre Dame Cathedral was imported from France 100%. And on each brick is engraved the names of the units produced. Thanks to the use of high-quality and imported European construction materials, this historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City retains its integrity after hundreds of years. However, Ho Chi Minh Cathedral is in the process of remodeling, visitors can only take photos, visit the outside and do not enter the church.
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Tourism of Red Areca Garden in District 12
A historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City that must be addressed is Red Areca Garden Tourism in District 12. This is a city museum built in memory of the people in An Phu Dong for their dedication and shoulder-to-shoulder service to the Vietnam People’s Army and the Army during the resistance war against France and the United States.
At this location, people can not only visit historical sites but also visit and travel to the West with river activities. The Red Areca Garden has green, ripe orchards, immense rivers, lively gardens, houses with ancient architecture,… In particular, this place is only 17km away from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, very suitable for sightseeing and entertainment during the day.
A historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City that many foreign tourists enjoy is the secret bunker containing weapons of the anti-American resistance war in District 10. These underground bunkers are located right at people’s houses and are exceptionally sophisticatedly camouflaged; if used with the naked eye, they will be challenging to recognize. The basement was filled with squarely cut foundation tiles without a gap.
When opening this secret bunker door, underneath were more than 2 tons of weapons of the Saigon Dong in the anti-American era. Not only in District 10 but also in Districts 3, 5,… there are secret bunkers containing similar weapons. The Vietnamese state government has recognized all historical relics in Ho Chi Minh City. People should try to visit these exciting places to learn more about the Vietnam War against the US.
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Ba Giong intersection relic in Hoc Mon district
Ba Giong intersection in Hoc Mon district is also one of the most famous historical sites in Ho Chi Minh City. Although located quite far from the city center, many people visit this place every year to visit and pay respects to the national heroes participating in the Cochinchina Uprising. This is where sumptuous feasts are held regularly to remember the heroes who sacrificed for their country.
The relic area is a vast, large area of sky. The memorial site is cared for and kept extremely carefully and clean. There are sculptures of soldiers who died in the Nam Ky Khoi Nghia movement. Although not as unique as many other Ho Chi Minh museums, this place is highly sacred and full of history.
Lang Le Bau Co Historical Site in Binh Chanh District
Lang Le Bau Co Historical Site in Binh Chanh is one of the few museums in Ho Chi Minh City that retains the history of the American Resistance War. This is a museum and a place to remember and pay tribute to those who lay down against this resistance. The scale of the historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City – Lang Le Bau Co is vast, the largest among the remaining vestiges today.
Coming to Lang Le Bau Co relic, people will light incense and pay respects to national heroes. At the same time, visit the museum, admire, learn and see firsthand the items used during the war against the United States.
Phung Son Pagoda
Phung Son Pagoda is a historical relic in Ho Chi Minh City, District 11, keeping everything about Buddhism in this place. The pagoda was built following the ancient Buddhist style and has not changed a bit, but has been preserved highly ten thousand times. Everyone will admire the impressive sculptures and statues of Buddha.
Not to mention, this temple is also highly sacred and associated with the gods. If you love religious beauty, you should visit Phung Son Pagoda once. The location is also close to the city center. The roads are convenient and easy to move. The historical relics in Ho Chi Minh Cityand all other relics are national treasures. People can visit these places, learn more about history, and know about the ancient life of Vietnam.
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