Address: 17 Ngoc Ha, Hanoi                                                        

Telephone: +84 4 3845 5128

Open Hours: April – October: 07:30 - 10:30; November – March: 08:00 – 11:00

Close on Monday and Friday

Ticket:  Free

Despite Ho Chi Minh's request to be cremated, like communist leaders before him, he was embalmed and put on display. A visit to the mausoleum is a somber experience in the spiritual center of Vietnamese independence. The quiet line that forms to view his body is a vision of respect and may even feature a few tears. Ho's mausoleum is open only in the mornings, every day except Monday and Friday. The mausoleum sits in front of Ho's stilt house.

Address: 28A Dien Bien Phu, Hanoi, Vietnam

Telephone: +84 4 3733 4682 / 6453

Open Hours: Tuesday– Sunday: 08:00 – 11:30 and 13:00 – 16:30

                         Closed on Monday and Friday

Ticket:  VND 20.000

Directly opposite a park featuring a large stone statue of Lenin is the Army Museum. Outside the museum sits Russian, American and Vietnamese weaponry left behind from the French and American wars. The museum itself mostly displays models, photos and information about battles. You will also see personal possessions of people involved on all sides of the disputes. Though the Russian jet fighter at the entrance will be what immediately catches your attention, the whole museum is worth a peek.

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: 19 Ngoc Ha, Hanoi

Telephone: +84 4 3845 5435

Open Hours: Tuesday– Sunday: 08:00 – 11:30 and 14:00 – 17:00

                        Monday and Friday: 08:00 – 12:00

Ticket:  VND 25.000

The museum was built in the shape of a white lotus flower, which is nearly 20m high, including 3 floors. In the center of the ground floor, there is a hall with 400 seats, which can host domestic and international meetings, conferences and scientific seminars. The main exhibition area of the museum is on the second floor covering an area of nearly 4,000 square meters. More than 2,000 documents and show-pieces are displayed, systematically reflecting President Ho Chi Minh’s life and revolution cause since late 19th century. Coming here, tourists can share a part of Ho Chi Minh’s tough life.

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 well, with descriptions and displays of the aerial combat that has occurred in Vietnam’s History

Address: 36 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi

Telephone: +84 4 3825 9936

Open Hours: 08:00 – 17:00

Ticket:   VND 30.000

Focused on the contribution of women to Vietnam's history and culture, this museum highlights their roles in Vietnam's many military conflicts as well as in commerce, including features on female street vendors, women's role in the family, and more recently, single mothers in Vietnam.

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.

Address: Dong Xuan, Hanoi

Open Hours: 08:00 – 17:00

Ticket:   Free

Dong Xuan Market, or Cho Dong Xuan, is the oldest and largest market in Hanoi. It is located at Dong Xuan Street, at the end of Hang Dao Street, on the northern part of the Old Quarters. The original building was constructed in 1889, on the site of one of Hanoi's lakes. It is a street market spreading over a surface of 600 square meters, occupying half of the street.