7 places curated from 9 travel vlogs — the more a spot gets mentioned, the higher it ranks
A French colonial-era cathedral near the Central Post Office and one of the city's landmark historic buildings.
A graceful French colonial-era post office that is still in operation today.
An elegant French colonial-era opera house near Dong Khoi Street that recalls the city's past.
A striking pastel-pink church in central Saigon that blends Gothic, Renaissance and Roman architectural styles. It is still a working church, so visitors can't go inside during mass hours.
The former temple of the banned Coconut Religion on Phoenix Island in the Mekong River, now visited like a museum of the old 1970s religion.
A house in a hidden alley where nearly two tons of Viet Cong weapons were concealed for attacks during the 1968 Tet Offensive. Open to visitors since 2018, it displays artifacts of the Saigon Special Forces.
A church built by French missionaries for the Catholic community of Cho Lon. Its altar has statues of St. Francis Xavier, the Virgin Mary and Jesus, and it offers a calm atmosphere.