Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Ho Chi Minh City is a city of 14,002,598 people in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, founded in 1976.
Why visit Ho Chi Minh City
Townapedia lists 19 museums and landmarks, 28 parks and trails, 195 places to eat, 47 places to stay and 16 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ba Son Bridge, Bến Thành Theatre, Dragon House and Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts.
Weather in Ho Chi Minh City
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About Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, [tʰaɲ˨˩ fow˦˥ ho˨˩ cɪj˦˥ mɨn˧˧] ), formerly Saigon (Sài Gòn, [ʂaj˨˩ ɣɔŋ˨˩]), is the most populous city and centrally-governed city of Vietnam, with a population of more than 14 million in 2025. Its geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is the Saigon River.
From the Wikipedia article Ho Chi Minh City (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Ho Chi Minh City on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do16
Bến Thành Theatre
Cinema and theater · 9.4 km
Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hoa Binh Theater
Cinema and theater · 7.4 km
Theater, cinema in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Saigon Opera House
Cinema and theater · 9.5 km
Opera house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Galaxy Cinema Tan Binh
Cinema and theater · 3.8 km
Nguyễn Hồng Đào, Ho Chi Minh City
4 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks19
Dragon House
Monument and historic site · 10.4 km
Historic house museum in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
Museum · 9.7 km
Art museum in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History
Museum · 9.5 km
History museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Museum of Ho Chi Minh City
Museum · 9.3 km
Museum in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Southeastern Armed Forces Museum Military Zone 7
Museum · 4.7 km
Military museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE U17. NO 764
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
7 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds28
April 30 Park
Park · 8.9 km
Public park in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Bách Tùng Diệp Park
Park · 9.2 km
Public park in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Chi Lăng Park
Park · 9.3 km
Public park in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hoàng Văn Thụ Park
Park · 4.5 km
Public park near Tan Son Nhat Airport, HCMC, Vietnam
Lê Thị Riêng Park
Park · 5.7 km
Park in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
No. 1 Lý Thái Tổ Park
Park · 8.5 km
Public park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Park · 9.1 km
Zoo in District , Ho Chi Minh City
September 23 Park
Park · 9.2 km
Public park in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes195
Big Pig BBQ & Beer- Truong Son
Restaurant · Bbq, Asian Fusion · 4.1 km
46 Trường Sơn, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Mo-Su 11:00-22:00
Bánh xèo Quê Nẫu
Restaurant · Vietnamese · 2.6 km
49 Nguyễn Quang Bích, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Mo-Su 16:00-21:30
in nhanh phước lộc thọ
Cafe · In Nhanh · 3.7 km
226/31 Hẻm 226 Tân Hương, Phường Tân Quý
Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
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GU Bình Dân - Quán nhậu ngon gần đây Tây Thạnh, Tân Phú
Restaurant · 0.9 km
99 Tây Thạnh, Hồ Chí Minh
Mo-Su 16:00-23:00
183 more on the map.
Where to stay47
K&T hotel Sân Bay TSN-150m Từ Nhà Ga T3
Motel and hotel · 2.7 km
166 Hoàng Hoa Thám
Churches and places of worship58
Chùa Di Lặc
Place of worship · Mahayana · 3.7 km
Bình Long, Phường Bình Hưng Hòa A
Hanh Thong Tay Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.6 km
53/7B Quang Trung, Tp. Hồ Chí Minh
Lac Quang Church
Church · Catholic · 1.8 km
51/5 Lạc Quang, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Shopping29
Công Ty TNHH DUCKARTSUPPLY
Shop · 1.2 km
9/5 Đường Đông Hưng Thuận 07, Hồ Chí Minh
Co.opmart SCA Phạm Văn Chiêu
Grocery · 4.1 km
359 Đường Phạm Văn Chiêu, Phường 14
Gas and EV charging18
Cửa hàng xăng dầu (HOTRACO) Tân Chánh Hiệp
Gas station · 3.7 km
2/7 Tô Ký, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Schools, colleges and libraries161
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering
School · 15.8 km
Healthcare23
NHÀ THUỐC KHÔI NGUYÊN
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.8 km
8 Tân Chánh Hiệp 36, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Trạm Y tế phường 14
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.4 km
397 Đường Phan Huy Ích, Phường 14
Map of Ho Chi Minh City
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.
- Gò Vấp 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Quận Mười Một 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Quận Mười 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Quận Ba 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Quận Năm 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Quận Sáu 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Quận Bốn 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Thuận An 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
- Thủ Đức 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Thủ Dầu Một 18 km north, about 18 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ho Chi Minh City Skyline, Pimnl, CC0
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Unsplash fAYHQEopGPA), Tony Lam Hoang tonylamhoang, CC0
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Unsplash PX17nFI-qTs), robbertdb robbertdb, CC0
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- Ho Chi Minh City motorbikers (Unsplash LhENdA-0yCM), frank mckenna frankiefoto, CC0
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Unsplash e7cHiYzQdmM), Tony Lam Hoang tonylamhoang, CC0
- Cầu Ba Son, TP.HCM, 042022, Prenn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bến Thành Theatre, Mickey Đại Phát, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cầu Bình Triệu 1, Ngô Trung, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cầu Kiệu-Tân Định, Quận 1, TPHCM, Việt Nam - panoramio, trungydang, CC BY 3.0
- Nhà hát Hòa Bình, Nguyễn Thanh Quang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Phu My Bruecke2, Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0
- PANO0002-Pano, Lê Minh Phát, CC BY 2.0
- Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City, 2023 (01), Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cauphumy17052009007, Nguoitaihinh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ho Chi Minh Museum, Saigon, Gary Todd, CC0
- Museum of Fine Arts, HCMC, thalling55, CC BY 2.0
- Vietnam History Museum HCMC, Nguyễn Thanh Quang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bảo tàng Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 7, Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vietnam-021-3rd-Field-front, Tucker Smallwood, CC BY 3.0
- April 30 Park (52680487582), Kevin Rutherford from United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bách Tùng Diệp Park, Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chi Lang Park, xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0
- Tàu lộn vòng siêu tốc, Công viên Đầm Sen, Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CV Lê Thị Riêng 2022 (giả sơn) (4), Phương Huy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Le Van Tam park, TrungLH, CC BY 3.0
- Hồ nước ở Thảo Cầm Viên, Hoangvantoanajc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Công Viên 23 Tháng 9 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - DSC01084, Daderot, CC0
- Tao Dan Park, Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Binh Quoi Tourist Village 1, Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora, Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2013-08-14, DD 03, Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tân Định Church 20190922, Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HCMC Dai Hoc Kien Truc 01, Dragfyre, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HCMUT Library in main campus, Nguyen Chi Trung, CC BY-SA 1.0
- Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University August 30, 2018, Damian Vo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Czechoslovak Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21R Lofting-4, Chris Lofting, GFDL 1.2
- UH1 Huey - Fly Navy 2017 (cropped), Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- OA-37B-1, TSGT KEN HAMMOND, Public domain
- C-FFXO Cessna Skywagon II 185 (C185) 03, User:CambridgeBayWeather, Public domain
- Ảnh Mặt Trước UTH, UTH-TV, CC0
- HSU-B-ENG, Trandothoainhan, CC0
- Hoang Van Thu Park, Duong Pham Photography, CC BY 2.0
- Tear Drop Monument and plaza at No. 1 Ly Thai To Park, Ho Chi Minh City - 2026, MagnaFine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- THPT Trần Phú TP.HCM - cổng, Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, sg_front_1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sg_front_1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sg_front_1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, sg_front_1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, VPTD, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, sg_front_1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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