All activities in Hanoi
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What you can visit without a tour in Hanoi, with the gate price.
23 activities
Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple
must-seeFreeThe lake at the heart of the old town, its legendary turtle and the red bridge to the temple.
At weekends the surrounding streets close to cars from Friday evening to Sunday evening: that is the best time to walk.
the banks and the bridge are free; only the temple on the islet asks a small entry fee, to be checked on site.
View detailsThe 36 streets of the old quarter
must-seeFreeOne street per guild since the fifteenth century: tin street, silk street, toy street.
Sit on a plastic stool for bia hoi, the day's draught beer: a few thousand dong a glass, and that is where the city tells its own story.
open quarter, free access
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Temple of Literature
must-seePrice unconfirmedVietnam's first university, founded in 1070, and its stelae carried on stone tortoises.
Most people stop at the turtle stelae and leave. The building at the far end, in the fifth courtyard, has an open upper floor with the Confucius statue and a view back over all the courtyards — it is on the same ticket.
entry charged, rate to be confirmed on site
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Train Street
FreeA train that grazes the housefronts twice a day, in a lane three metres wide.
The accesses are regularly closed by the police on safety grounds. Ask on the morning itself rather than crossing the city for nothing.
public street; the cafés along it expect an order if you sit down
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
FreeThe embalmed body of the country's founder, watched over by a guard of honour in white.
HoursClosed in the afternoon, and for several weeks a year while the body is maintained
Long queue and strict screening: bags and cameras go to the cloakroom before the entrance.
free entry, but modest dress is required and photographs are banned inside
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Hanoi Old Quarter
must-seePrice unconfirmedP. Hàng Ngang, Hàng Đào, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.6/5 · 10,454 Google reviews
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Hoa Lo Prison Relic
must-seePrice unconfirmed1 P. Hoả Lò, Trần Hưng Đạo, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam · 4.5/5 · 23,743 Google reviews
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Weekend Walking Street
must-seePrice unconfirmed5 Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam · 4.5/5 · 434 Google reviews
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Old Quarter Train Street
Price unconfirmed5 Trần Phú, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.6/5 · 109 Google reviews
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Vietnam Military History Museum
must-seePrice unconfirmedKm6+500, CT03, Xuân Phương, Hà Nội, Vietnam · 4.5/5 · 12,903 Google reviews
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Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
Price unconfirmed19c Hoàng Diệu, Điện Biên, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.4/5 · 19,565 Google reviews
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Sky Lotte Observation Deck
Price unconfirmed54 P. Liễu Giai, Giảng Võ, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.4/5 · 3,218 Google reviews
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Hanoi Zoo
Price unconfirmedĐ. Bưởi, Giảng Võ, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.1/5 · 18,028 Google reviews
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Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
must-seePrice unconfirmedĐ. Nguyễn Văn Huyên, Nghĩa Đô, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.6/5 · 15,688 Google reviews
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Ho Chi Minh Museum
Price unconfirmed19 P. Ngọc Hà, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.2/5 · 11,584 Google reviews
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One Pillar Pagoda
Price unconfirmedP. Chùa Một Cột, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.3/5 · 10,806 Google reviews
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Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum
must-seePrice unconfirmed1 Hùng Vương, Điện Biên, Ba Đình, Hà Nội, Vietnam · 4.5/5 · 21,471 Google reviews
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Hanoi Museum
Price unconfirmedĐường Phạm Hùng, Từ Liêm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.3/5 · 4,971 Google reviews
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Hoàn Kiếm Lake
must-seePrice unconfirmedHoàn Kiếm Lake, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi, Vietnam · 4.7/5 · 12,995 Google reviews
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Hanoi Train Street
Price unconfirmed3 Trần Phú, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.4/5 · 262 Google reviews
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VinKE & Thủy cung Times City
must-seePrice unconfirmed458 P. Minh Khai, Khu đô thị Times City, Vĩnh Tuy, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · 4.7/5 · 12,642 Google reviews
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Ngoc Son Temple
Price unconfirmedĐinh Tiên Hoàng, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam · 4.4/5 · 13,284 Google reviews
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Ba Dinh Square
must-seePrice unconfirmedHùng Vương, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 10020, Vietnam · 4.6/5 · 5,832 Google reviews
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