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The largest of Hanoi's many lakes, West Lake (or Ho Tay) forms the hub of one of the city's most affluent residential areas.

Founding leader of the modern Vietnamese state, Ho Chi Minh, is entombed at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in the heart of the country's capital, Hanoi. An honor guard stands watch over his embalmed body, which is open for public viewing 10 months out of the year.

Hoan Kiem Lake is in the heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter and the cultural heart of the city.

The Perfume River crosses the city of Hue, in central Vietnam. The river gets its name from the flowers from orchards upriver from Hue fall into the water in the fall that give the river a perfume-like aroma.

Dong Ba Market (or Cho Dong Ba) is the main market in Hue in central Vietnam. It's on a corner of land between the Perfume River and a smaller tributary. The market has a mix of tourist souvenirs, general household goods, clothing, and fresh food.

Hanoi has a lot of lakes. Most, unfortunately, are heavily polluted. But they nevertheless provide tranquil and scenic sanctuaries from the chaos of the rest of Hanoi. More at http://hcwt.co/6y

Originally built by the French during the colonial period and used for political prisoners, Hao Lo Prison became notorious during the Vietnam War as the place that American pilot prisoners of war were kept. It was sarcastically referred to as the "Hanoi Hilton." A portion of the original complex has been kept as a museum.

Located in Hanoi's Ba Dinh district, the Vietnam Military History Museum commemorates the country's long and turbulent history punctuated by frequent wars.

The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is dedicated to the effects of the Vietnam War or, as it's known in Vietnam, the American War.

For a century and a half, Hue's Citadel was home to Vietnam's royal family. Much of it was destroyed in the Vietnam War, but some of the impressive buildings remain.

Despite it being a replica of what was once a thousand-year-old pagoda, the One Pillar Pagoda is today considered one of Vietnam's most iconic Buddhist temples.

Dedicated to the campaign for national liberation against French colonial government and the subsequent independence struggle that led to the creation of the Socialist Republic Vietnam, the Museum of the Vietnamese Revolution in downtown is housed in a former Trade Department building.