--- title: "Ho Chi Minh City: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/routes/rte_DPHC50FB8ZRC9H6HHNETTPJHVT" updated: null --- # Ho Chi Minh City: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Ho Chi Minh City: a self-guided walk · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/routes/rte_DPHC50FB8ZRC9H6HHNETTPJHVT) Self-guided route · generated from Wikivoyage # Ho Chi Minh City: a self-guided walk Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Ho Chi Minh City: 7 stops, about 2.1 km and 63 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go. 7 stops · 2.1 km · about 63 min on foot · [Wikivoyage source](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) · fetched 2026-11-07 02:07:36 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go. 7 stops on the map. [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), ODbL 1.0 1. ## Saigon Opera House An opera house built by the French during the colonial period, and without a doubt one of the finest performance venues in Southeast Asia. In modern times it is home to the critically acclaimed AO show, an acrobatic show that fuses Vietnamese traditions with modern Cirque Nouveau performances. Occasionally hosts classical music performances when the AO show is not being performed. 10.77652, 106.70309 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.776522&mlon=106.703094#map=17/10.776522/106.703094) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) · [place page](/place/plc_HY58ARP54W9VRMTQ4R5VS2THDY) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 2. ## Central Mosque One of 12 mosques in Ho Chi Minh City, the Central Mosque was built in 1935. It was constructed for worshipers from southern India then resident in Saigon, but now Muslims from as far as Pakistan and Indonesia come to pray. Friday has the biggest congregations. The shaded veranda and cool stone floors make it an ideal place to sit, read, or even nap in the heat of the day. As with most mosques, remember to take your shoes off before entering and dress conservatively if you wish to enter. 10.77620, 106.70430 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.7762&mlon=106.7043#map=17/10.7762/106.7043) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) · [place page](/place/plc_4XWJEPVT0VK4HJF4477MTRP43S) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 3. ## Ton Duc Thang Museum A museum detailing the life and achievements of politician Ton Duc Thang, known for his role as president. The first floor has a special exhibit (as of February 2018 about his time on the infamous prison island of Con Dao) and the second floor has a biographical display featuring artifacts, dioramas, and photographs telling the story of his life; there is also a painting gallery. 10.77726, 106.70671 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.777255&mlon=106.70671#map=17/10.777255/106.70671) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) · [place page](/place/plc_42B8N910XZ7QY8A01SEEY77HPK) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 4. ## People's Committee Hall Built as the Hôtel de Ville, it's a striking cream and yellow French colonial building beautifully floodlit at night. No entry, but the statue of Uncle Ho in front is a very popular place for photos. 10.77688, 106.70119 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.77688&mlon=106.70119#map=17/10.77688/106.70119) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) · [place page](/place/plc_4FQWX3FFZ76G4QK6Y0KVDE3BRK) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 5. ## Ho Chi Minh Museum The museum, housed in a French colonial-era building, narrates the history of Ho Chi Minh City from pre-history to the present and also has exhibits on local culture and traditions. Outside, on the museum grounds, you will find cars and military vehicles of historical significance. The museum also relates the life of the modern-day father of Vietnam. The exhibits include various personal possessions of Ho Chi Minh but are mainly photographs. You may find it a little jingoistic. 10.77611, 106.69972 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.776111&mlon=106.699722#map=17/10.776111/106.699722) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) · [place page](/place/plc_5B1MGCWNZG11NE44TBFG0Y4JQ7) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 6. ## Notre Dame Cathedral A French-built Catholic cathedral in the city center. 10.77977, 106.69904 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.77977&mlon=106.69904#map=17/10.77977/106.69904) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) · [place page](/place/plc_D4MXKH58JMVNPPX97H0Y474J3F) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. 7. ## Independence Palace This is a restored 4-floor time warp to the 1960s left largely untouched from the day Saigon fell to the North; construction started in 1962 and finished in 1966. It was South Vietnam's presidential palace. The war ended on 30 Apr 1975 when Tank 843 crashed through the gate. A replica of that tank is now parked on the lawn outside. Be sure to check out the aggressively 1960s recreation room on the third floor, featuring a circular sofa, and the eerie basement, full of vintage 1960s phones, radios and office equipment, supposedly left exactly as it was found when the North took over. There is a 10.77710, 106.69551 · [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.7771&mlon=106.69551#map=17/10.7771/106.69551) · [Wikivoyage note](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) · [place page](/place/plc_V0ESW66ZWVW1BJF9Q138DJ9YVA) Audio: not available — OpenVibe.AI has no speech-synthesis API today. ## Use this route [Sign in](/auth/login?next=%2Froutes%2Frte_DPHC50FB8ZRC9H6HHNETTPJHVT) to add this route to a trip. Notes and the ordering come from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0; coordinates and map data from OpenStreetMap, ODbL. The route drawing is generated, not a guide's promise.