Hanoi's Historical Heartbeat
Hanoi · Vietnam
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Walk through the layers of Hanoi's complex past, from colonial prisons to imperial citadels. You will encounter the city's most sacred temples and the chaotic energy of its ancient trading streets. This journey reveals how the city evolved from a royal seat to a modern capital.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 14. The rest are in the app.
Hoa Lo Prison
A colonial 'Central House' turned 'Hanoi Hilton', where two wars left their marks on the same walls.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The final resting place of Ho Chi Minh, built with materials from every corner of Vietnam.
Flag Tower of Hanoi
A Nguyễn dynasty tower that survived the French because they wanted a place to watch horse races.
One Pillar Pagoda
A temple built to resemble a lotus blossom rising from a pond, born from a king's dream.
Quan Su Pagoda
The former embassy for Buddhist diplomats that became the headquarters of Vietnamese Buddhism.
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
The Imperial Citadel of Thang Long is an attraction in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Stop 7
Stop 8
Stop 9
- 8 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
More walks in Hanoi
6 walks
How a walk works
8 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 14 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.