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

This former monastery in Vietnam now houses a chocolate shop and museum filled with centuries-old taxidermy specimens.

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.

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

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.

Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.

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

Fowl, love and death in Vietnam.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

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

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

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

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

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

Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.

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

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

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

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

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.