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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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Tây Hồ
Hanoi, Vietnam · Asia
About Tây Hồ
Tây Hồ works well as a base: 5 minutes from Ba Dinh, 4km from Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
Tây Hồ is in Hanoi, Vietnam, with about 170,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ba Dinh, about 4 km away.
Tây Hồ (West Lake) is an urban district (quận) located on the north side of central Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The district wraps around the West Lake (hồ Tây), one of the largest natural lakes of Vietnam. The district currently has 8 wards, covering a total area of 24.39 square kilometres (9.42 sq mi). As ofRead more
2019, there were 160,495 people residing in the district, the population density is 6,600 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Tây Hồ is a high-end residential area, housing a large population of expatriates and many Western restaurants and boutiques. Tây Hồ is popular with expats because of its infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and restaurants.
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What is there to see near Tây Hồ?
Within an hour or so of Tây Hồ: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (4 km), Hanoi Old Quarter (6 km), Hoan Kiem Lake (6 km), Hanoi Train Street (6 km).
Where is Tây Hồ?
Tây Hồ is in Hanoi, Vietnam, about 4 km from Ba Dinh.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 168,300
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Hanoi
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 21.0690, 105.8105
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Worth the detour from Tây Hồ
6 notable places within an hour's 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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