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Hanoi Old Quarter
A chaotic and charming maze of 36 ancient streets in Hanoi's historic heart, each named for the goods traditionally sold there.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Sóc Sơn
Hanoi, Vietnam · Asia
About Sóc Sơn
Sóc Sơn works well as a base: 20 minutes from Quang Minh, 25km from Hanoi Old Quarter.
Sóc Sơn is in Hanoi, Vietnam, with about 85,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Quang Minh, about 11 km away.
Sóc Sơn is a former district (huyện) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Nội Bài International Airport is located in this district.
Sóc Sơn district was bordered by the provinces of Bắc Giang and Bắc Ninh to the east, Vĩnh Phúc province to the west, Mê Linh district to the southwest, Đông Anh district to the southRead more
and Thái Nguyên province to the north.
The district was subdivided to 26 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of Sóc Sơn (district capital) and the rural communes of Bắc Phú, Bắc Sơn, Đông Xuân, Đức Hòa, Hiền Ninh, Hồng Kỳ, Kim Lũ, Mai Đình, Minh Phú, Minh Trí, Nam Sơn, Phú Cường, Phù Linh, Phù Lỗ, Phú Minh, Quang Tiến, Tân Dân, Tân Hưng, Tân Minh, Thanh Xuân, Tiên Dược, Trung Giã, Việt Long, Xuân Giang, Xuân Thu.
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What is there to see near Sóc Sơn?
Within an hour or so of Sóc Sơn: Hanoi Old Quarter (25 km), Hoan Kiem Lake (25 km), Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (25 km), Cafe Giang (25 km).
Where is Sóc Sơn?
Sóc Sơn is in Hanoi, Vietnam, about 11 km from Quang Minh.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 85,431
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Hanoi
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 21.2578, 105.8489
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Worth the detour from Sóc Sơn
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Hoan Kiem Lake
A picturesque lake in the center of Hanoi with the iconic red Huc Bridge leading to the Turtle Tower temple island.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The final resting place of Vietnam's revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, a grand granite mausoleum in the center of Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Cafe Giang
The Hanoi cafe where Nguyen Van Giang invented ca phe trung: egg coffee, in 1946 while working at the Metropole during a milk shortage. It is still run by his family down a narrow alley off Nguyen Huu Huan.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Hanoi Train Street
A narrow residential street in Hanoi where a railway track runs just inches from houses, with trains passing through twice daily.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Bun Cha Huong Lien
The plastic-stool bun cha shop where Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain ate in 2016; the table they used is preserved under a glass case. Grilled pork patties come in a bowl of sweet-sour broth with cold noodles.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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