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 and Nicholas Jackson

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... »

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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

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

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 others

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

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 others