Places tamarayankovich Wants to Go

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

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

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

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

This spa in Hanoi is staffed exclusively by the visually impaired.

Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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