Places AdrianB Wants to Go

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

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

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

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

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

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

A sculpture park that takes the use of clay to a whole new level.

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

Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.

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

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.

For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.

An ornate tomb pays tribute to one of the most influential and cherished military leaders in Vietnam's history.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

Vietnam’s everyman “broken rice” dish is given one major upgrade at this humble institution.

One of Vietnam's only mosques pays tribute to the country's Muslim minority.

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.