Hanoi

The Hanoi Old Quarter is a living museum of 36 ancient guild streets where traditional crafts, street food and centuries of history converge.

The Temple of Literature is Hanoi most cherished historic site, a Confucian temple and Vietnam first university founded in 1070 AD, with five beautifully landscaped courtyards.

Hoan Kiem Lake, the Lake of the Restored Sword, is the spiritual heart of Hanoi. The Turtle Tower and Ngoc Son Temple on its island define the citys iconic skyline.

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum stands at Ba Dinh Square where independence was proclaimed in 1945. Visitors queue to pay respects to the embalmed body of Vietnam founding father.

Hoa Lo Prison, nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton by US POWs, is now a museum documenting its role as a French colonial prison for Vietnamese patriots and later a US POW facility.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is the countrys most comprehensive ethnographic collection, displaying 54 ethnic minority cultures in galleries and outdoor village reconstructions.

The One Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot) is one of Vietnam most iconic structures, a small Buddhist shrine built on a single pillar over a lotus pond, symbolizing purity.