Hanoi Key Attractions
A maze of 36 narrow streets named after the products that were traditionally sold here and home to the amazing tunnel houses which have a very narrow frontage hiding very long rooms.
North of Hoan Kiem Lake
Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum
Former President 'Uncle Ho' lies in state here and people come from all over Vietnam and the world to pay their respects. His embalmed body is displayed in a granite monolith modelled after Lenin's tomb in Moscow.
Ba Dinh Square
Tel: (04) 843 5064.
The Temple of Literature
A beautifully preserved temple dating from 1070 which became the first university in Vietnam where the sons of mandarins were educated.
Quoc Tu Giam Street
Tel: (04) 843 3615 or 823 5601.
Fine Arts Museum
This museum housed in a fine building has exhibits of artworks from prehistory to the present day.
66 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Tel: (04) 733 2131.
Website: www.vnfineartsmuseum.org.vn
Ho Chi Minh's House
The simple stilt house where Ho Chi Minh occasionally lived when he was president, still containing many of his personal effects.
1 Bach Thao, Ba Dinh
Tel: (04) 823 4760.
Hanoi Attractions

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