Nguyen Hue Walking Street
One of the oldest thoroughfares in Saigon, now a wide pedestrian boulevard running from City Hall down to the river. In the evenings it fills with families, street performers and people out to watch the fountains.
- Where
- Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.7741, 106.7036
Get the Nguyen Hue Walking Street stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nguyen Hue Walking Street. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ho Chi Minh City volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nguyen Hue Walking Street
Sri Thenday Yutthapani Temple 0.2 km
A Hindu temple on Ton That Thiep Street in central Saigon, dedicated to Murugan in his form as Thendayuthapani. It belongs to the small Tamil community whose traders came to the city in the 19th century.
Saigon Central Mosque 0.2 km
A white mosque with four slim minarets on Dong Du Street, built in 1934 and 1935 for the city's Indian Muslim community. It sits quietly among the hotels of the old centre.
Saigon Opera House 0.3 km
The city's municipal theatre, built by the French in the same colonial style as the opera houses of Hanoi and Haiphong. It still stages performances, and its arched front faces the hotels of Dong Khoi Street.
Bitexco Financial Tower 0.3 km
A 262.5 metre tower of 68 floors, shaped like a lotus bud, that was the tallest building in Vietnam when it opened in 2010. A helipad juts from its side and the Saigon Skydeck looks out over the river.
Ho Chi Minh City Hall 0.4 km
A cream and yellow French colonial building at the top of Nguyen Hue Boulevard, the seat of the city government. A statue of Ho Chi Minh stands in the square before it, and the facade is lit up at night.
Museum of Ho Chi Minh City 0.5 km
A grand colonial mansion once known as Gia Long Palace, set in two hectares of gardens near the Independence Palace. It now tells the history of the city, and its white columned halls are a favourite backdrop for wedding photos.
Ben Thanh Market 0.6 km
One of the oldest surviving buildings in central Saigon and a symbol of the city, its clock tower facing a busy roundabout. Inside are stalls for food, cloth and souvenirs, and after dark the streets around it turn into a night market.
Dragon House Wharf 0.7 km
The original commercial port office of Saigon, finished in 1863 where the Ben Nghe Channel meets the Saigon River. Dragons sit on its roof ridge, and today it is a branch of the Ho Chi Minh Museum.
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Questions
Where is Nguyen Hue Walking Street?
Nguyen Hue Walking Street is in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sri Thenday Yutthapani Temple (0.2 km), Saigon Central Mosque (0.2 km), Saigon Opera House (0.3 km).
How do I get the Nguyen Hue Walking Street stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nguyen Hue Walking Street and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ho Chi Minh City volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nguyen Hue Walking Street before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ho Chi Minh City volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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