See & Do
Saigon's icons, the local way
The landmarks every visitor asks about, with honest advice on whether to go, current status, how to get there by metro or bus, and where to eat nearby.
Landmark · District 1Saigon Notre-Dame CathedralSaigon's red-brick cathedral, mid-restoration: what you can see now.Landmark · District 1Saigon Central Post OfficeFree, open daily: a working 1890s post office with a glass-vaulted hall.Landmark · District 1Nguyen Hue Walking Street and the Opera HouseThe city's open-air living room, best after dark, by the Opera House.Market · District 1Ben Thanh MarketThe 1914 clock-tower market: food stalls by day, night market after 6 pm.Temple · CholonThien Hau Temple (Tue Thanh Assembly Hall)Cholon's Cantonese temple of the sea goddess, with giant incense coils.Market · CholonBinh Tay MarketCholon's grand 1930 market, plus a nightly street-food market around it.