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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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Sơn Tây
Hanoi, Vietnam · Asia
About Sơn Tây
Sơn Tây sits on the route: 5 minutes from Đường Lâm, 36km from Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
Sơn Tây is in Hanoi, Vietnam, with about 230,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Đường Lâm, about 4 km away.
Sơn Tây (Vietnamese: Phường Sơn Tây) is a ward of Hanoi, Vietnam. It is one of the 126 new wards, communes and special zones of the province following the reorganization in 2025.
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What is there to see near Sơn Tây?
Within an hour or so of Sơn Tây: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (36 km), Hanoi Train Street (37 km), Hanoi Old Quarter (38 km), Hoan Kiem Lake (38 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Khau Pha Pass.
Where is Sơn Tây?
Sơn Tây is in Hanoi, Vietnam, about 4 km from Đường Lâm.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 230,577
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Hanoi
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 21.1405, 105.5069
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Worth the detour from Sơn Tây
6 notable places within an hour's 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.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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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.
38 km · about 45 min 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.
38 km · about 45 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.
38 km · about 45 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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