Editing Saigon (section)

=== Inbound ===

==== Historical buildings ====
* '''Reunification Palace''', 135 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa St., District 1. Open daily 7:30AM-11:00AM, 1PM-4PM. Also known as Independence Palace, it was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. This was the site of the end of the Vietnam War during the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates. Entrance fare : 30,000 VND. The building has 4 floors and one bunker. Free tour guides speaking English, Vietnamese, French and Chinese are available at the main entrance. However, people can also walk around by themselves.

* '''War Remnants Museum'''. 28 Võ Văn Tần St., District 1. Open daily 7:30AM-12PM, 1:30PM-5PM. Features a gallery of war crimes and the destruction of Agent Orange/Dioxin in Vietnam War. Displays American weapons, tanks and helicopters.

* '''Saigon Central Post Office''' is a post office in the downtown Ho Chi Minh City, near Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, the city's main church. The building was constructed when Vietnam was part of French Indochina in the early 20th century. It has a Gothic architectural style. It was designed and constructed by the famous architect Gustave Eiffel in harmony with the surrounding area.

* '''City Hall''' and '''Uncle Ho Statue''' on one end of Nguyen Hue Street. Current the mayor's hall of Ho Chi Minh City. A must-see place for most people.

* '''Opera House''', known as ''Nhà hát Lớn'' in Vietnamese, literally ''Grand Theatre''. Built in 1897 by French architect Ferret Eugène, the 800-seat building was used as the home of the Lower House assembly of South Vietnam after 1956. It was not until 1975 that it was again used as a theatre, and restored in 1995.

* '''Ho Chi Minh Museum - Nhà Rồng Harbour''', located at No 1, Nguyễn Tất Thành St., District 4. Formerly the representative office of the French Maritime Transport Company, the building was constructed in 1862 and used as the residence for the general manager as well as the place for selling boat tickets. It has been called Nha Rong (The Dragon House) because there are two statues of dragons on its roof. The building and the harbour are well-known as the point where Hồ Chí Minh (then called Văn Ba) boarded the ship "La Touche Tréville Admiral" for Europe and the West, from where he worked and found the revolutionary way to liberate Vietnam, which was a French colony. The building is now a branch of Ho Chi Minh Museum, displaying pictures and photos of Ho Chi Minh and his revolutionary life.

==== Religious buildings ====

* '''Vinh Nghiem Pagoda''' (Vietnamese : Chùa Vĩnh Nghiêm literally ''Ever Solemn''), 330 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St., District 3. Completed with aid from the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in 1971, this is, by some measures, the largest pagoda in the city. This pagoda houses and worship of one buddha and two bodhisattvas: Gautama Buddha, Manjusri, Samantabhadra.

* '''Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc Memorial''', located at the intersection of Cach Mang Thang Tam and Nguyen Dinh Chieu Streets. The 6.3m-tall bronze sculpture depicting Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc sitting inside a heart-shaped flame is placed at a busy area of nearly 2,000 square meters, where the Most Venerable Thich Quang Duc committed self-immolation on June 11, 1963, at the age of 66.

The model of the statue was selected from the dozen entries in a designing competition aiming to build a statue for comemorating Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc who burned himself to death at the intersection in 1963 to protest against the South Vietnamese regime’s oppression of Buddhists.

* '''Saigon Notre Dame Basilica''', officially '''Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception'''. Established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet). English mass at 9:30AM every Sunday.

* '''Huyện Sỹ Church'''

* '''Tân Định Church''', 289 Hai Bà Trưng St., District 3. Built by the French colonists in early 20th century, the church architecture features Roman style. This the second largest church in Saigon after Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral.

* '''Evangelical Church of Saigon''', 155 Trần Hưng Đạo St., District 1. It is also the seat of Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam and Korean Church of Saigon.

* '''Central Mosque''', officially '''Masjid Jamia al-Muslimin''', 66 Đông Du St., District 1 (next to Sheraton Hotel). Open daily 8AM-8PM. Dress long sleve shirts and trousers, and leave you shoes before entering the building.

* '''Masjid Jamial Al Islamiyah''', 459B Trần Hưng Đạo. Built in 1950.

* '''Sri Mariamman Temple''', Trương Định St., District 1.

* '''Subramaniam Swampy Temple''', 98 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa St., District 1.

* '''Sri Thendayyutthapani Temple''', 66 Tôn Thất Thiệp St., District 1.

==== Parks ====

* '''April 30 Park''' (Vietnamese : Công viên 30 tháng 4), named after April 30th, 1975, the day when Saigon was captured by the liberation army which toppled the South Vietnamese government. Located in front of Reunification Palace, and just behind Notre Dame Basilica, the park attracts a lot of visitors, usually young people who come for frequent gatherings and drinking coffee served by street side services.

* '''September 23 Park''' (Vietnamese : Công viên 23 tháng 9), located just in front of Bến Thành Market. Previous site of Saigon (Old) Railway Station, the land was cleared and reestablished as a park after Saigon Railway Station moved to its present site at Hòa Hưng Station (located at the end of Nguyễn Thông St., District 3). The park is very long, and bordered by Phạm Ngũ Lão Street on the south, and by Lê Lai Street on the north. Section A of the park is more densely covered with trees, while the further section B has an underground parking area for motorbikes, plus a circus at the western end near Thái Bình Market.

* '''Tao Đàn Park''', behind the Reunification Palace, on Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai St. and Trương Định St. Well-known by morning exercisers and scout groups who often gather on Sunday morning. The park also hosts a Hùng King Temple, which is dedicated to legendary kings of Vietnamese civilization.

* '''Đầm Sen Cultural Park'''[http://www.damsenpark.com.vn] is an amusement park located at 03 Hòa Bình St., District 11. 

* '''Suối Tiên Amusement Park'''[http://suoitien.com], located on the highway towards Biên Hòa city, in District 9. The park includes several entertainment areas. The landscaping and attractions in the park illustrate Vietnam's history and legends, such as Âu Cơ and Lạc Long Quân as well as the Battle of Sơn Tinh and Thủy Tinh (The Mountain God and The River God). An artificial seawater pool is located in the park for sea-bathers. Amongst other attractions here, tourists will find a dinosaur garden and the Tien Dong beach.