Vietnam

Hue, Vietnam

Thien Mu Pagoda

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation

Malcom Browne's image of Thích Quảng Đức's self-immolation is one of the most powerful and disturbing of the images of the 20th century. It was such an important cultural event that the car that... »

Curious Places of Worship | Edited by serflac, atimian and others

Da Lat, Vietnam

The Massive Darahoa Rooster

Fowl, love and death in Vietnam

A gigantic rooster is the main focal point of Darahoa, a small Southern Vietnamese village. The town is almost built around the statue, and the legend of the statue's origin represents the... »

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Ile des Deux Chaines, Vietnam

Hang Sung Sot

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation

Hang Sung Sot, or the "Cave of Surprises" in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, was discovered in 1901 by the French. The cave is located on Bo Hon island. One of the most popular in the bay with tourists,... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by Bswanson, Nicholas Jackson and others

Ha Noi, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Despite Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh's will, which clearly stated his wish to be cremated, the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum was inaugurated in August of in 1975. Since then, it has housed the... »

Memento Mori, Mummies | Edited by Bswanson, Dylan and others

Hai Long, Vietnam

Bao Trang: The White Sand Dunes of Vietnam

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers

Southeast Asia is usually associated with a wet, tropical environment, but, in the area of Mui Ne, Vietnam, lays a beautiful desert. The city of Mui Ne is five hours from Ho Chi Minh City, in... »

Natural Wonders | Edited by fian_khairunnisa, Dylan and others

Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

War Remnants Museum

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand

War brings an inferno to each place it touches, and the effects and damages last long after the war has ended. The War Remnants Museum (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng chứng tích chiến tranh), is the... »

Museums and Collections | Edited by fian_khairunnisa and Dylan

Da Lat, Vietnam

Da Lat Crazy House

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands

This bizarre guesthouse is one of the landmarks of the city of Da Lat, a mountain resort popular with local honeymooners. In the Crazy House, Antoni Gaudi meets Alice in Wonderland in a fantastic... »

Odd Accommodations | Edited by ilbonito, mrobscurity and 2 others

Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Suoi Tien Cultural Theme Park

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park

Suoi Tien Cultural Theme Park is a Vietnamese water-filled fantasy land, located rather unromantically next to a rubbish dump 15 kilometres South of Ho Chi Minh City. Suoi Tien, or "the fairy... »

Follies and Grottoes | Edited by ilbonito, Dylan and 2 others

Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Cu Chi Tunnels

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia

The suburban Cu Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City sits atop an enormous network of tunnels. For thousands of Viet Cong soldiers, this sprawling network of cramped passageways was an entire world... »

Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dave, Dylan and 2 others

Tay Ninh, Vietnam

Cao Dai Holy See

The lavish temple of a religion that worships Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc and the author of "Les Miserables"

Tay Ninh, 90km outside Saigon, is in many ways a typical Vietnamese provincial city - surrounded by rice fields and choked with motorcycle traffic. But it has one very particular claim to fame - a... »

Curious Places of Worship | Edited by ilbonito, Tre and 2 others