Hanoi
A city best understood from a plastic stool at knee height. Colonial facades, a thousand motorbikes a minute, and the best cheap eating in the country.
Hanoi in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Hanoi
Where to stay in Hanoi
Hanoi in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Hanoi
Đồng Xuân Market is a market in the center district Hoàn Kiếm of Hanoi, Vietnam. Originally built by the French administration in 1889, Đồng Xuân Market has been renovated several times with the latest being in 1994 after a fire that almost destroyed the market.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Mar 2026
Juliana Ng from Singapore · CC BY 2.0
The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Aug 2026
NKSTTSSHNVN · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hoàn Kiếm Lake, also known as Sword Lake or Tả Vọng Lake, is a fresh water lake, measuring some 12 ha in the historical center of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Cyril Doussin from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Old Quarter is the name commonly given to the historical civic urban core of Hanoi, Vietnam, located outside the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long. This quarter used to be the residential, manufacturing and commercial center, where each street was specialized in one specific type of manufacturing or commerce.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jun 2026
Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
Văn Miếu, literally translated as Temple of Literature, is a temple dedicated to Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam. The temple was founded and first built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông, and it hosted the Imperial Academy, Vietnam's first national university, from 1076 to 1779. In 1803, The academy was moved to the new capital of Nguyen dynasty in Hue.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Đồng Xuân Market is a market in the center district Hoàn Kiếm of Hanoi, Vietnam. Originally built by the French administration in 1889, Đồng Xuân Market has been renovated several times with the latest being in 1994 after a fire that almost destroyed the market.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Mar 2026
Juliana Ng from Singapore · CC BY 2.0
The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Aug 2026
NKSTTSSHNVN · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hoàn Kiếm Lake, also known as Sword Lake or Tả Vọng Lake, is a fresh water lake, measuring some 12 ha in the historical center of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Cyril Doussin from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Old Quarter is the name commonly given to the historical civic urban core of Hanoi, Vietnam, located outside the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long. This quarter used to be the residential, manufacturing and commercial center, where each street was specialized in one specific type of manufacturing or commerce.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jun 2026
Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
Văn Miếu, literally translated as Temple of Literature, is a temple dedicated to Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam. The temple was founded and first built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông, and it hosted the Imperial Academy, Vietnam's first national university, from 1076 to 1779. In 1803, The academy was moved to the new capital of Nguyen dynasty in Hue.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0
From the airport
When to go to Hanoi: Oct or Nov or Mar or Apr
Guides about Hanoi
Three days in Hanoi and one trip out, with the Train Street access rules as they actually stand and why Ninh Binh beats Ha Long on a short trip.
Arif Rahman · 3 Sep 2026
The Old Quarter is loud in a way photographs cannot convey. Five areas, who each suits, what the noise actually costs you, and the street to avoid.
Arif Rahman · 2 Sep 2026
Da Nang for remote workers, with real dong rents inland and by the beach, the 90 day e-visa that is the only option, and the quarterly run it forces.
Tobi Adeyemi · 4 Sep 2026
Vietnam with kids by age band and region, with the e-visa rule for children, the month each third of the country works and the beaches that suit toddlers.
Priya Nair · 3 Sep 2026