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Vietnam Museum Of Ethnology

Vietnam Museum Of Ethnology

3.63km from Hanoi Museum

Museum which focuses on the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam, and Southeast Asian cultures and peoples.

LOTTE Center Hanoi

LOTTE Center Hanoi

3.64km from Hanoi Museum

Second tallest building in Hanoi with 65 floors. There is an observation deck on the 65th floor open to public.

B52 Victory Museum

B52 Victory Museum

4.98km from Hanoi Museum

The museum displays the history of the Vietnamese revolution, the First Indochina War, the Vietnam War, Operations Rolling Thunder, Linebacker and Linebacker II, and the air defense of Hanoi. The outdoor displays include the wreckage of a B-52D or G Stratofortress.

Ho Chi Minh Museum

Ho Chi Minh Museum

5.58km from Hanoi Museum

Dedicated to the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam's revolutionary struggle against foreign powers. The museum documents Ho Chi Minh's life, with 8 chronological exhibitions.

Temple Of Literature

Temple Of Literature

5.6km from Hanoi Museum

Temple dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. Built in 1070, it hosts the Imperial Academy, Vietnam's first national university. The temple is featured on the back of the 100,000 Vietnamese đồng banknote.

One Pillar Pagoda

One Pillar Pagoda

5.68km from Hanoi Museum

One of Vietnam's two most iconic temples. The temple is built of wood on a single stone pillar 1.25 m in diameter and 4 m in height, and it is designed to resemble a lotus blossom, a Buddhist symbol of purity. The emperor Lý Thái Tông constructed the temple in 1049, in gratitude for having a son.

Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum

Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum

5.71km from Hanoi Museum

Country's primary art museum, showcasing Vietnam's fine arts from a range of historical periods. Much of the 20th Century art presented in the museum is concerned with folk narratives of a nation in defence.

Hanoi Botanical Garden

Hanoi Botanical Garden

5.75km from Hanoi Museum

This is not a Botanical Garden but a lush green park in the city center. The park was established in 1890 by the French and originally stretched over 33 hectares, but has since been squeezed to a mere 10 to make room for development.

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

5.83km from Hanoi Museum

Resting place of Vietnamese Revolutionary leader & President Ho Chi Minh.

Presidential Palace

Presidential Palace

5.96km from Hanoi Museum

Built between 1900 and 1906 to house the French Governor-General of Indochina. The yellow palace stands behind wrought iron gates flanked by sentry boxes, the only visual cues that it is located in Vietnam at all are mango trees growing on the grounds. The palace is not open to the public, but visitors can walk around the grounds for a fee.

Vietnam Military History Museum

Vietnam Military History Museum

6.12km from Hanoi Museum

The museum displays eras of Vietnamese military history showcased in different buildings on the complex. The museum also includes a display of decommissioned, captured or destroyed military equipment and vehicles used by French, Viet Minh, North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the United States during the First and Second Indochina Wars.

Thăng Long Imperial Citadel

Thăng Long Imperial Citadel

6.2km from Hanoi Museum

A complex of historic imperial buildings located in the centre of Hanoi. The royal enclosure was first built during the Lý dynasty (1010) and expanded by the Trần, Lê and finally the Nguyễn dynasty. It remained the seat of the Vietnamese court until 1810, when the Nguyễn dynasty chose to move the capital to Huế.

Quan Thanh Temple

Quan Thanh Temple

6.34km from Hanoi Museum

Dated to the 11th century, this Taoist temple was dedicated to Xuan Wu, one of the principal deities in Taoism. It is one of the Four Sacred Temples that were built in four directions to protect Hanoi from malevolent spirits.

Hanoi Train Street

Hanoi Train Street

6.39km from Hanoi Museum

Active railway tracks going through resedential buildings and shops. Note that this area is closed for visitors due to safety concerns you can visit it only if you know someone who lives in the area and bring you along.

Hoa Lo Prison Relic

Hoa Lo Prison Relic

6.46km from Hanoi Museum

Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison used by the French colonists in French Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although the gatehouse remains as a museum.

Tran Quoc Pagoda

Tran Quoc Pagoda

6.73km from Hanoi Museum

Oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi, is located on a small island near the southeastern shore of Hanoi's West Lake. The temple was originally constructed in the sixth century during the reign of Emperor Lý Nam Đế. When founded the temple was sited on the shores of the Red River, outside of the Yen Phu Dyke. Due to the river's encroachment, the temple was relocated in 1615 to Kim Ngu islet of West Lake where it is now situated.

St. Joseph's Cathedral

St. Joseph's Cathedral

6.81km from Hanoi Museum

Late 19th-century Neo-Gothic style church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi to nearly 4 million Catholics in the country. Construction of the church began in 1886, with the architectural style described as resembling Notre Dame de Paris. The church was one of the first structures built by the French colonial government in Indochina when it opened in December 1886. It is the oldest church in Hanoi.

Vietnamese Women's Museum

Vietnamese Women's Museum

6.93km from Hanoi Museum

Materials, photos and objects displayed in the permanent exhibition show the role the Vietnamese women played in history and currently play in arts and in family life. The museum also organizes thematic exhibitions to show changes and development of the contemporary society.

Hoàn Kiếm Lake

Hoàn Kiếm Lake

7.14km from Hanoi Museum

Hoan Kiem Lake means "Lake of the Returned Sword". According to the legend, after defeating the Ming China in early 1428, Emperor Lê Lợi was boating on the lake when a Golden Turtle God surfaced and asked for his magic sword. Lợi concluded that the turtle god had come to reclaim the sword that its master, a local God, the Dragon King had given to Lợi. The Emperor later gave the sword back to the turtle after he finished fighting off the Chinese.

Bat Trang Pottery Village

Bat Trang Pottery Village

7.2km from Hanoi Museum

Bat Trang, traditional porcelain and pottery village with history of seven centuries, is an interesting attraction in Hanoi that tourists should not ignore. Located in an area rich in clay, the village has advantage of ingredients to create fine ceramics. Moreover, lying besides the Red river, between Thang Long and Pho Hien, two ancient trade centers in the north of Vietnam during 15th-17th century, Bat Trang’s ceramics were favorite products not only in domestic market, but also foreign.

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Hanoi Museum

Hanoi Museum

Phạm Hùng, Mễ Trì, Nam Từ Liêm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam

The museum displays artifacts from Hanoi's 1000-year history and the history, culture, heritage, and architecture of Vietnam. It showcases over 50,000 artifacts in a total area of nearly 54,000 square meters.