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Vietnam covers 331,344.82 km² and its 2025 population estimate is 102,300,000, held mostly in two river deltas at opposite ends of a long, narrow country: the Red River in the north around Hanoi, the Mekong in the south below Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi is the capital and Ho Chi Minh City the largest city, and the ground between the two is the trip — a coast measured in days rather than hours, usually broken into three or four stops instead of run in one go. Which end a traveller starts from decides the order of everything after it.
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Chùa Ngọc Hoàng
The Jade Emperor Pagoda, known locally as Chùa Ngọc Hoàng, is a Taoist temple in Ho Chi Minh City. Built in 1909 by the Chinese community, it honors the Jade Emperor, the supreme deity in Taoist cosmology.
Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám
The Temple of Literature, known locally as Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám, stands as Vietnam's first national university. Founded in 1070 during the Lý dynasty, it originally served as a Confucian temple before expanding into an imperial academy.
Chùa Một Cột
The One Pillar Pagoda, known locally as Chùa Một Cột, is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi.
Nhà thờ Lớn
St Joseph's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Hanoi's Old Quarter. Constructed in the late nineteenth century during the French colonial period, it serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi.
Chùa Trấn Quốc
Tran Quoc Pagoda, known locally as Chùa Trấn Quốc, is a Buddhist temple situated on a small island near the southeastern shore of West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Chùa Thiên Trù
The Perfume Pagoda, known locally as Chùa Hương, is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the limestone Huong Tich mountains southwest of Hanoi.
Đền Ngọc Sơn
Ngoc Son Temple, locally Đền Ngọc Sơn, stands on Jade Island in Hoan Kiem Lake, central Hanoi. The temple honors national heroes including Tran Hung Dao, scholar Van Xuong, and La To, patron of physicians.
Đền Sri Mariamman
Nhà thờ Cửa Bắc
Cua Bac Church, known locally as Nhà thờ Cửa Bắc, stands as a Catholic church in Hanoi, Vietnam. The structure reflects colonial-era religious architecture and serves as a functioning place of worship.
Chùa Quán Sứ
Quan Su Pagoda, known locally as Chùa Quán Sứ, is a Buddhist temple in Hanoi. It serves as the headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the national Buddhist organization.
Đền Quán Thánh
Quan Thanh Temple is a Taoist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, dedicated to Tran Vu, a principal deity in Taoist mythology associated with the north.
Chùa Giác Lâm
Giac Lam Pagoda is the oldest major Buddhist pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City and ranks among the most significant temple complexes in southern Vietnam.
Chùa Thầy
Việt Nam Quốc tự
Thánh đường Hồi giáo Al-Noor
Chùa Hội Khánh
Chùa Vĩnh Nghiêm
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda is a Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It stands as a notable religious and architectural landmark within the urban landscape.
Đền Bạch Mã
Bach Ma Temple, known locally as Đền Bạch Mã, stands as one of Hanoi's most ancient spiritual sites.
Đền Voi Phục
Chùa Ấn Quang
Đền Hai Bà Trưng
Hai Ba Trung Temple, known locally as Đền Hai Bà Trưng, is a historic religious site in Hanoi dedicated to the Trung sisters, national heroines who led a rebellion against Chinese domination in the first century CE.
Chùa Hoằng Pháp
Đền thờ Vua Hùng
Vạn Thủy Tú
Trường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Chu Văn An
Trường Đại học Điện lực
Đền Kim Liên
Đình Hoàng Mai
Chùa Nga My
Chùa Sét
Hội thánh Tin lành Hà Nội
Trường Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm - Cầu Giấy
Văn chỉ Minh Hương
Đền thờ An Dương Vương
Đền thờ Liệt sĩ xã An Ngãi
Chùa An Phước
Thánh thất Cao đài An Phú Tây
An Sơn Miếu
Đình An Thạnh
Nhà thờ Giáo xứ An Thượng
Tòa Tổng Giám mục Sài Gòn
Tổng giáo phận Hà Nội
Tổng Giáo phận Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Tổng giáo phận Huế
Hội quán Phúc Kiến
Nhà thờ Bác Ái
Chùa Bắc Biên
Minh Lý Đạo Bác Nhã Tịnh Đường
Nhà thờ Bãi Dâu
Nhà thờ Bãi Giá
Đền Bà Kiệu
Cổng Chùa Bà Mụ
Nhà thờ Tin Lành Bàn Cờ
Chùa Bảo Long
Chùa Bảo Quang
Chùa Bảo Tích
Nhà thờ Chánh tòa Bà Rịa
Hội dòng Đa Minh Bà Rịa
Hội thánh Tin lành - Chi hội Bà Rịa
Hội thánh Tin lành Bàu Chinh
Giáo Xứ Bến Cát
Nhà thờ Bến Đá
Đền Bến Dược
Giáo Xứ Bến Hải
Nhà thờ Giáo xứ Bình Ba
Đền thờ Liệt sĩ Bình Ba
Nhà thờ Giáo xứ Bình Châu
Nhà thờ Tin Lành Bình Đông
Giáo xứ Bình Đông
Hội thánh Tin lành Bình Giã
Nhà thờ Bình Lộc
Nhà thờ Tin Lành Bình Tây
Nhà thờ Tin Lành Bình Thới
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·
A north-to-south first trip needs about two weeks; with ten days, choose two regions such as Hanoi and the centre or Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight trains and domestic flights shorten distance but still consume transfer time.
Apply through Vietnam’s official electronic-visa portal if the passport and trip qualify. Confirm the approved entry point, validity dates and permitted stay before finalising the route, because an authorisation tied to one crossing should not be assumed valid for another.
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang are the key gateways for common itineraries. Domestic flights, the north-south railway and coaches connect regions; local systems vary, so use licensed taxis or recognised booking channels and verify the correct station or terminal.
Vietnam’s north, central coast and south have different wet and dry periods. Choose travel dates around the most weather-sensitive region: central beach conditions, northern mountain visibility and southern rainfall cannot be summarised by one nationwide “best month.”
The Vietnamese đồng is the recorded currency, and the high denomination numbers deserve a deliberate check before payment. Cash remains useful for small vendors and local transport; use reputable ATMs or banks and verify each zero on quoted VND prices.
Police, fire and ambulance are recorded as 113, 114 and 115; common power is Type A and C at 220 V. Tap-water advice is Not recorded here, so ask locally and keep transport-provider details available for long rail or coach journeys.
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