The Heart of Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam
- 4 languages
- Offline
Walk through the layered history of this vibrant metropolis, from solemn war memorials to colonial architecture. You will experience the contrast between quiet parks and the electric energy of the city's most famous markets. This route guides you through the essential landmarks that define the spirit of Saigon.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 14. The rest are in the app.
Independence Palace
The site where a tank crashed through the gates to end the Vietnam War.
War Remnants Museum
A former US intelligence headquarters documenting the human cost of the Indochina and Vietnam Wars.
Tao Dan Park
The former garden of the French Governor's Palace, now a ten hectare urban sanctuary.
Bui Vien Walking Street
Bui Vien Walking Street is an attraction in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum
Dong Khoi Street
A street of French style architecture in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Stop 7
Stop 8
Stop 9
- 8 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
More walks in Ho Chi Minh City
4 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.