Arts & Culture in Ho Chi Minh City

Contemporary art gallery

Located on the 6th floor of the residential Millenium Masteri apartment building in District 4, this  art and...

132 Đ. Bến Vân Đồn,

• theater
• art gallery
• performance

Come for the flowers and skip the zoo

This lush busy zoo has an incredible display of orchids housed in a small glass dome in the center of the park....

2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm,

• mixed gay/straight
• museum

Memorial of the burning monk

In 1963, a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc burned himself in protests of the country's persecution of...

67 Hồ Xuân Hương,

Urban temple

This ornate Hindu temple in District 1 was built in the late 1800s is dedicated to the Hindu...

45 Trương Định,

• mixed gay/straight

Largest pagoda in Saigon

Located in District 3 the Buddhist shrine was built in the 1950s to commemorate the  Gautama Buddha. The...

89 Bà Huyện Thanh Quan,

Sink your teeth into history

If you're interested in learning more about the American or Indo-China war this is the place to dive deep into...

28 Võ Văn Tần,

• mixed gay/straight
• museum
• art gallery

Vietnamese art treasure

This 19th-century palace holds a variety of Vietnamese art ranging from ancient Buddhist art, silk painting, ...

97A P. Đức Chính,

• mixed gay/straight
• museum
• art gallery

Dedicated to Vietnam's Communist leader

The museum chronicles the life of the famed creator of modern-day Communism in Vietnam  Ho Chi Minh. 

65 Lý Tự Trọng,

• mixed gay/straight
• museum

Burrowed tunnel war museum

Once used by the Vietcong during the American War, this network of underground tunnels is now a fascinating museum...

Đ. Tỉnh Lộ 15, Phú Hiệp,, Củ Chi

• mixed gay/straight
• museum

The largest Buddhist temple in Vietnam

Built in 1744, the urban Buddhist temple and complex include scenic gardens, a 7-story stupa, and pagodas.

565 Lạc Long Quân,

• museum