Address: 1 Trang Tien & 25 Tong Dan, Hanoi, Vietnam Telephone: +84 4 3825 2853 Open Hours: 08:00 12:00 // 13:30 – 17:00 Close on the first Monday of month Ticket: VND 40.000   From prehistoric tools to dynastic thrones to a bust of Uncle Ho, the Vietnam History Museum showcases items that mark the country's historical developments. The second floor displays more than 50 sets of remains from the Champa Kingdom, which flourished in central Vietnam between the 2nd and 15th centuries. A hall packed with detailed seals, stone tablets and sculptures of mythical creatures provides a glimpse of dynastic life. As descriptions of exhibits are brief, a local escort is recommended.

                                                                     Address: 159 Doi Can, Hanoi Telephone: +84 4 6958 8312 Open Hours: Tuesday– Sunday: 08:00 – 11:30 and 13:00 – 16:30                         Close on Monday Ticket:  Free B-52 Strat fortress was shot down during the first evening of Operation Linebacker II, 18 December 1972, and Vietnam has erected a museum very near the crash site — the Ba Đình neighborhood of Hanoi (Hà Nội) — and it is named the Museum of Victory over B-52 (Bảo Tàng Chiến Thắng B.52). The B-52 wreckage has been removed from the pond formerly named Huu Tiep Lake but is now called B-52 Lake (May Bay B52). There is more at the museum, as...

                                                               Address: Quang An, Hanoi Open Hours: 24/7 (busiest time from midnight till early in the morning for wholesales) Ticket:   Free   This night market on the edge of West Lake starts up around 2 a.m., when wholesalers arrive to claim their spots with piles of roses and chrysanthemums, and lasts until sunrise. Quang Ba is especially worth a visit during Tet, when flowers are needed for the many New Year's celebrations.