Crazy House
A guesthouse designed and built by the architect Dang Viet Nga that looks like a giant tree melting into caves and cobwebs. Its stairways twist across the roofs, and guests sleep in rooms shaped like animals and hollow trunks.
- Where
- Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.9347, 108.4306
Get the Crazy House stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Crazy House. 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 Lam Dong volume with your photos and a note.
Near Crazy House
Domaine de Marie Church 1.6 km
A pink Catholic convent church on a hill in Da Lat, begun in 1940 in a blend of French and Vietnamese styles. Nuns still live here and run schooling for local children.
Xuan Huong Lake 1.9 km
A man made lake in the centre of Da Lat, curving through the hill town below its market and pine slopes. A path runs right round its shore, and swan pedal boats drift on the water.
Da Lat Railway Station 2.8 km
An Art Deco station designed in 1932 by the French architects Moncet and Reveron, its three steep roofs borrowed from the communal houses of the Central Highlands. The line fell out of use, but a short track to Trai Mat village still runs as a tourist train.
Truc Lam Monastery 3.6 km
A Zen monastery of the Truc Lam school on a pine covered hill outside Da Lat. Its gardens and halls look down over Tuyen Lam Lake, and a cable car climbs to it from the edge of town.
Linh Phuoc Pagoda 7.6 km
A pagoda at Trai Mat, 8 kilometres from Da Lat, covered almost entirely in mosaic made from broken pottery and glass. Its 49 metre dragon is made from 12,000 bottles, with a head 7 metres high.
Elephant Falls 16 km
A wide, loud waterfall on the Cam Ly River in the Central Highlands, about 25 kilometres from Da Lat. Rough steps lead down the rocks to the foot of the falls, where the spray is heaviest.
Da Lat Plateau 18 km
The high plateau of the southern Central Highlands with the city of Da Lat at its heart, cooler than the coast below. Several of its mountains pass 2,000 metres, the highest being Chu Yang Sin at 2,442 metres.
Po Klong Garai Towers 67 km
Three Cham brick towers on a hill outside Phan Rang, built by King Jaya Sinhavarman III in the old principality of Panduranga. They honour Po Klaung Garai, the legendary king who ruled here from 1151 to 1205, and remain a living Cham Hindu shrine.
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Questions
Where is Crazy House?
Crazy House is in Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Domaine de Marie Church (1.6 km), Xuan Huong Lake (1.9 km), Da Lat Railway Station (2.8 km).
How do I get the Crazy House stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Crazy House and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lam Dong volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Crazy House before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lam Dong volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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