Things to Do in Ho Chi Minh City

Eat your way through Ben Thanh Market and surrounding street food stalls

Experience the nightlife on Bui Vien Street

Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels on a half-day trip

Take a day trip to the Mekong Delta (floating markets, coconut villages)

Try a Vietnamese coffee at a sidewalk cafe (ca phe sua da)

Visit the Independence Palace (Reunification Palace)

Visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda and Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica

Visit the War Remnants Museum — harrowing and essential

Walk through Chinatown (Cho Lon) and visit Binh Tay Market