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

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

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

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

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

The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.

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

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

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

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

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.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

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

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.