Second visit: Hanoi
Been there once? Hide the classics and see the rest of the city, quietest first, from the city guide's own data.
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6 places hidden: the ones on the guide’s first-visit top ten. Showing 4 of 10, quietest first.
- Quán Thánh Temple
Taoist temple with a large bronze statue at the corner of West Lake: 15 minutes on the way to Trấn Quốc.
moderate · about 20 min · on_site ticket · West Lake (Trấn Quốc)
- St Joseph's Cathedral
Neo-Gothic cathedral five minutes west of the lake: see the façade and the square; entry to the interior depends on mass times.
moderate · about 25 min · free · Hoàn Kiếm Lake & French Quarter
- Đồng Xuân Market
The Old Quarter's wholesale market: 30 minutes on the ground floor for the atmosphere; the night market outside runs on weekend evenings.
moderate · about 40 min · free · Old Quarter
- One Pillar Pagoda
A small pagoda on a single pillar beside the mausoleum complex: ten minutes as part of the Ba Đình morning.
moderate · about 20 min · free · Ba Đình & Temple of Literature
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