# Things to see in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): 39 places and when to go

> Ho Chi Minh City is a major city in Vietnam with around 5,314,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 39 places in and around it, mainly History (16), Museums and art (12), Temples (10). The best known are Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, War Remnants Museum and Independence Palace. The best time to come is February to April and October to November; also possible: December to January and May to September. In June there are 12 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 11 h 22. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/ciudad-ho-chi-minh/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Vietnam · 10.782, 106.6931
- **Population:** About 5,314,000
- **Places:** 39 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/historia/) (16) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/museos/) (12) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/espiritual/) (10) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/familia/) (4) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/arquitectura/) (4) · Food and drink (2)
- **Best time:** February to April and October to November.
- **Also possible:** December to January and May to September.
- **Nearest airport:** SGN Ho Chi Minh City, 6.1 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Ho Chi Minh City

The places in and around Ho Chi Minh City, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/basilica-de-notre-dame-de-saigon/): Cathedral located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 697 m
- [War Remnants Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/museo-de-los-vestigios-de-la-guerra-de-vietnam/): Military museum in Vietnam · 308 m
- [Independence Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/palacio-de-la-reunificacion/): Presidential Palace of South Vietnam · 609 m
- [Ho Chi Minh City Opera House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/opera-saigon/): Opera house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 1.3 km
- [Ho Chi Minh City Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/ayuntamiento-de-ciudad-ho-chi-minh/): City hall of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 1.0 km
- [Bến Thành Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/mercado-de-ben-thanh/): Market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 1.2 km
- [Suối Tiên Theme Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/khu-du-lich-suoi-tien/): Amusement park in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam · 15 km
- [Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/sri-mariamman-temple/): Hindu temple in Vietnam · 1.1 km
- [Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/history-museum-of-ho-chi-minh-city/): History museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 1.5 km
- [Tân Định Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/iglesia-tan-dinh-o-del-sagrado-corazon/): Church building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 756 m
- [Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/museo-de-bellas-artes/): Art museum in Vietnam · 1.5 km
- [Saigon Central Post Office](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/oficina-de-correos-central-de-saigon/): Post office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 790 m
- [Giác Lâm Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/chua-giac-lam/): Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 4.8 km
- [Đầm Sen Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/cong-vien-van-hoa-dam-sen/): Park in Vietnam · 6.3 km
- [Jade Emperor Pagoda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/pagoda-del-emperador-de-jade-o-ngoc-hoang/): Taoist pagoda in Vietnam · 1.2 km
- [Dragon House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/bao-tang-ho-chi-minh/): Historic house museum in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City · 2.1 km
- [Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/chua-vinh-nghiem/): Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 1.5 km
- [Huyện Sỹ Church (St. Philip the Apostle)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/huyen-sy-church-st-philip-the-apostle/): Catholic parish church dedicated to St. Philip the Apostle, built by Huyện Sỹ · 1.6 km
- [Ấn Quang Pagoda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/an-quang-pagoda/): Meeting place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 3.0 km
- [Hùng King Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/hung-kings-temple/): Building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 1.5 km
- [Ôn Lăng Assembly Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/pagoda-quan-am/): Chinese-style temple in Cho Lon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, dedicated to Guanyin · 4.8 km
- [Mong Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/mong-bridge/): Steel bridge across the Ben Nghe Channel in Ho Chi Minh City · 1.9 km
- [Southeastern Armed Forces Museum Military Zone 7](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/southeastern-armed-forces-museum/): Military museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 3.5 km
- [Calmette Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/calmette-bridge/): Bridge in Vietnam · 2.1 km

And the other 15, by what you come to do:

- **Architecture**: [Chanh Hung Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/cau-chanh-hung/), [Rach Chiec Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/rach-chiec-bridge/)
- **History**: [Children's Hospital 2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/children-s-hospital-no-2/), [Bót Dây Thép](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/bot-day-thep/), [Di tích lưu niệm Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/di-tich-luu-niem-chu-tich-ho-chi-minh/), [Museo de la Ciudad Ho Chi Minh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/museo-de-la-ciudad-ho-chi-minh/)
- **With kids**: [Dam Sen Water Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/dam-sen-water-park/), [Hải Dương Water Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/hai-duong-water-park/)
- **Museums and art**: [FITO Museum of traditional Vietnamese medicine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/fito-museum-of-traditional-vietnamese-medicine/), [Quang San Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/quang-san-art-museum/), [Southern Vietnam Women Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/southern-vietnam-women-museum/), [Vietnam People's Air Force Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/vietnam-people-s-air-force-museum/)
- **Hiking**: [Gia loc trang bang tay ninh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/gia-loc-trang-bang-tay-ninh/)
- **Temples**: [Nam Thiên Nhất Trụ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/nam-thien-nhat-tru/)
- **Food and drink**: [Thịnh Phong](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/thinh-phong/)

## When to go to Ho Chi Minh City

The best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City is **February to April and October to November**; also possible: December to January and May to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 11 h 26 |
| February | Best time | 11 h 39 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 56 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 14 |
| May | Possible | 12 h 30 |
| June | Possible | 12 h 38 |
| July | Possible | 12 h 34 |
| August | Possible | 12 h 21 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 03 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 45 |
| November | Best time | 11 h 30 |
| December | Possible | 11 h 22 |

In June there are 12 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 11 h 22. In February, 39 of the 39 places are at their best.

When to go to Vietnam in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Ho Chi Minh City

The nearest main airport is Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN, Ho Chi Minh City), 6.1 km as the crow flies. How to get around Vietnam (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=10.782%2C106.6931)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=10.782%2C106.6931)

## Other towns nearby

- [Thủ Dầu Một](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/thu-dau-mot/): 7 places · 21 km
- [Biên Hòa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/bien-hoa/): 7 places · 26 km
- [Vũng Tàu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/vung-tau/): 5 places · 64 km
- [Cần Thơ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/can-tho/): 5 places · 130 km
- [Phan Thiết](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/phan-thiet/): 7 places · 155 km
- [Da Lat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/da-lat/): 13 places · 228 km

And all of Vietnam, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Ho Chi Minh City?

The best known: [Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/basilica-de-notre-dame-de-saigon/), [War Remnants Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/museo-de-los-vestigios-de-la-guerra-de-vietnam/), [Independence Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/palacio-de-la-reunificacion/), [Ho Chi Minh City Opera House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/opera-saigon/), [Ho Chi Minh City Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/vietnam/ayuntamiento-de-ciudad-ho-chi-minh/). In all, 39 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City?

February to April and October to November; also possible: December to January and May to September. In June there are 12 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 11 h 22.

### How do you get to Ho Chi Minh City?

The nearest main airport is Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), 6.1 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=10.782%2C106.6931) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Ho Chi Minh City as the destination and these 39 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).