We walked through this after visiting the One Pillar Pagoda. This is part of the complex in Ba Dinh Square and can get quite confusing to reach because we navigated to the One Pillar Pagoda first right after visiting HCM Mausoleum and HCM Museum. So my suggestion is to do HCM Mausoleum (first and early to avoid the sun and... More

After visiting the mausoleum, we needed to get our camera and bag back, and were told that we had to go through park. The entrance fee for this was 25k Dong, so we didn't really have much option. The initial part, ie the Presidential Palace, and pond was very beautiful. But once you walk round the pond, you do feel... More

One of the great thinkers of the world and when you visit his residence you can see what a humble existence he had and how he used his surroundings to accomplish his work. Love the cars! A must see.

Very interesting to see how simply he lived even though he kept three cars in his garage. Beautiful landscaped grounds. Takes very little time to get through.

Interesting to see the simple house Ho Chi Minh lived in by the pond. gives you a bit more insight into his character.

set in well landscaped gardens we enjoyed the walk and looking at the house and artefacts. the main house which Ho Chi Minh never used can only be viewed from about 100 feet away. its a government office now. his house which is slightly to the left of the main house is much more modest and set beside a small... More

It is great that they are well reserving Ho Chi Minh's stilt house. The area is very peaceful with gardens, fish pond. The house is very simple. It reflects the simple's living of the Great President. Admission is free for Vietnamese.

Walk through the "simple" life that Ho Chi Minh reportedly adopted. See the famous house on stilts, his cars, dining area, and kitchen. A quick visit after the mausoleum - takes 20 minutes.

As we entered the grounds the guards shut the gate - I guess it was their lunch hour or they were shutting earlier. The guards then starting herding people along the paths towards the exits shouting at anyway daring to just stand and look. Did not get the chance to look inside any of the buildings but from the outside... More