Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.