The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

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

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

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

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

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

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.

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

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

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

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

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

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

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

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of 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.