Chợ Lớn

Worth seeing in and around Chợ Lớn

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Landmark 81

   Landmark 81 is a supertall skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is primarily invested in and developed by Vinhomes, the largest Vietnamese real-estate developer.

   9.4 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Vietnam National University

   Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City is a public research university system in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. VNU–HCM is one of two Vietnam's national universities, the other one being Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

   6.2 km · university in Ho Chi Minh City · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica

   Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, officially the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is a cathedral located in the Saigon ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The cathedral, established by French administrators who originally named it the Church of Saigon, was constructed between 1877 and 1880.

   6.4 km · cathedral located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Wikipedia
4. 04
   War Remnants Museum

   The War Remnants Museum is a war museum at 28 Võ Văn Tần Street, Xuân Hòa, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It contains exhibits relating to the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War.

   5.7 km · military museum in Vietnam · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Independence Palace

   The Independence Palace, also publicly and officially known as the Reunification Convention Hall or simply Reunification Hall, is a historic landmark and government-owned public hall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the presidential palace, home and workplace of the president of the Republic of Vietnam.

   5.9 km · Presidential Palace of South Vietnam · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Saigon Opera House

   Saigon Opera House is a municipal opera house in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Like other French-built opera houses during French colonial period, including Hanoi Opera House and Haiphong Opera House, it is an example of French Colonial architecture in Vietnam.

   6.5 km · opera house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Thong Nhat Stadium

   Thống Nhất Stadium, formerly Cộng Hoà Stadium is the second-largest multi-purpose stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, and the oldest in Vietnam. It is located on 138 Đào Duy Từ Street, Diên Hồng.

   2 km · stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Bến Thành Market

   Bến Thành Market is located in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in the city and an important symbol of the city.

   5.9 km · market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Ho Chi Minh City Hall

   Ho Chi Minh City Hall, officially called the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council and People's Committee Head Office, is a city hall and the seat of the government of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is located in downtown Ho Chi Minh City's Saigon ward, between Pasteur, Lý Tự Trọng, Đồng Khởi, and Lê Thánh Tôn Street, with its front facade facing Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard.

   6.4 km · city hall of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens

    The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, or locally and coloquially known as The Zoo, is Vietnam's oldest zoo and botanical garden. The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens was commissioned by Admiral Pierre-Paul de La Grandière in 1864, and was opened to the public in 1869, making it one of the world's oldest continuously operating zoos.

    7.4 km · zoo in District , Ho Chi Minh City · Wikipedia

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Getting to Chợ Lớn

Airports

Tan Son Nhat (SGN), 8 km · Can Tho (VCA), 127 km · Techo (KTI), 201 km

Stations

Tan Son Nhat International Airport, 7.8 km · Saigon railway station, 4.7 km · Bến Thành station, 5.7 km · Opera House station, 6.4 km

• Can Tho → Chợ Lớn

  123 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · ₫150,000–200,000
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• Phu Quoc Island → Chợ Lớn

  294 km · quickest by air, 3h 59m · ₫1,229,330–1,906,370
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• Nha Trang/nha Trang aiurportCam Ranh → Chợ Lớn

  296 km · quickest by air, 4h 30m · ₫1,365,070–2,117,410
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