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What to do in Ho Chi Minh City

These 10 picks for what to do in Ho Chi Minh City are not a blog list. Each one is counted from what real travellers actually wrote; the ones we cross-checked against a published source are marked "fact-checked". The number on each card is how many travellers mentioned it. Best time to visit: Dec–Apr dry season.

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Cu Chi Tunnels
Half a day out of the city
224 travellers mentioned fact-checked
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War Remnants Museum
Heavy, and the single most recommended stop here
148 travellers mentioned fact-checked
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Ben Thanh Market
The landmark market — shopping and street food
54 travellers mentioned fact-checked
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Bui Vien walking street
Gets loud and rowdy after dark; some visitors say it feels trashy or intense at night.
36 travellers mentioned
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Notre-Dame Cathedral
French colonial architecture in the centre
33 travellers mentioned
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Book Street
A quiet book-lined street beside the central post office
29 travellers mentioned fact-checked
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Saigon River
Evening cruises, and a cheap river bus most people miss
28 travellers mentioned fact-checked
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Mekong Delta (My Tho / Ben Tre)
The usual day or overnight trip out of the city
21 travellers mentioned fact-checked
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Landmark 81
Vietnam's tallest building; people go up for the city view
18 travellers mentioned fact-checked
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Saigon Zoo & Botanical Garden
The old zoo and gardens; opinions on the animals are mixed
10 travellers mentioned fact-checked