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

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.

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

Fowl, love and death in Vietnam.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

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

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

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

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

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

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

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

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

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.