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

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

This museum stands out for its poignant portrayal of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and serves as a vital educational tool for promoting peace and understanding.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

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

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.

Executed at age 19, this Vietnamese schoolgirl is now a national hero and symbol of revolutionary spirit.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.

Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

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

A refugee returns to his homeland to open Ho Chi Minh City’s first Michelin-starred restaurant.

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

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

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

For a taste of Vietnamese gastropub culture, look no further than this convivial seafood joint that stays open till midnight.

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

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

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

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

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

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.