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Old Quarter
28,320 reviews
"Every time you walk the streets there is something different to see and experience... Fantastic!!! From amazing street food to a wide variety of shops, everyone is so Friendly and the traffic will allow you through..""Best place to stay Walking distance to everything you need Great Cyclo tours take you everywhere Market was amazing (make sure you barter) Got some great bargains Lots of English speaking people Great restaurants..."
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Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
13,512 reviews
"This way you will be able to see it all: the hustle and bustle of the Old Quarter with milions of crazy motorcycles, beautiful and well maintained parks and gardens, temples and monuments, local people and tourist...""Interesting activities around Hoan Kiem Lake for tourists: night walking street from Trang Tien street, Hang Bai and Dinh Tien Hoang street; portrait outlined by street artists; calligraphy of Hanoi confucian scho..."
Sights & Landmarks
Long Bien Bridge
1,156 reviews
"Well worth the walk over this historic bridge designed by famous French architect who built Eiffel Tower .""Experience that is great to stroll across this bridge, walkways each side and train tracks in the middle.Fascinating to determine crops of produce and also fruit being developed close to the bridge in fertile rive..."
Nature & Parks
West Lake
1,776 reviews
"The walk around the Lake is very good, you are able to visit Fannys and also have an ice cream, you will find cafe's and even locations to enjoy considered a cold beverage.""Fresh air from the lake was blow all the stressful, bad emotions in my mind... Tran Quoc Pagoda and Quan Thanh temple is nearby so this location is a good place to start a trip to the ha noi history... Love to be..."
Sights & Landmarks
One Pillar Pagoda
1,628 reviews
"Originally constructed in 1049 by the Emperor Ly Thai Tong for finally being blessed with a son, the temple resembles a lotus flower (the Vietnamese National Flower), standing on one pillar, as seen in his prophet...""This beautiful pagoda rises from one pillar in the centre of a lotus pond making it one of Vietnam’s most iconic temples"
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Huu Tiep Lake and the Downed B-52
252 reviews
"It’s a small lake, surrounded by traditional, French colonial houses and well worth a visit, as it really brings home the reality of war.""This is how I figured out how to walk there the second time and it was quite easy (took about 25 minutes walking from our hotel in the old quarter): Start walking along Dien Bien Phu towards the mausoleum."
Sights & Landmarks
Ba Dinh Square
113 reviews
"Other important public buildings were also built around here, as the Presidential Palace Historical Site, the National Assembly and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Planning and Investiments.""It is easy to spend a couple of hours visiting all the sights, the one pillar pagoda as well sites relating to Ho Chi Minh, the mausoleum, house on stilts and the museum."
Sights & Landmarks
Statue of King Le Thai To
52 reviews
"Legend dictates that the Emperor (also known as Le Loi) was visiting with a friend who "caught" a gold bar while fishing in Hoan Kiem Lake with the words: "Thuan Thien" inscribed meaning: "harmonious with heaven".""King Le Thai To was a national hero from the 14th and 15th centuries who lead successful efforts to hold off multiple foreign invaders."
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Phung Hung Mural Street
14 reviews
"A long stretch of murals, each one within one of the arches under the train tracks along Phung Hung Street.""Paintings here drwan by Vietnamese, Korean artists and the Nguyen The Son painter group.The paintings depict memories of Hanoi,like old electric train,street vendor,long bien bridge,women in ao dai,old scholar giv..."