There are several impressive Royal Tombs around Hue from the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945). You can rent a motorbike in Hue to venture the 2-16km to see them as they are spread around the banks of the Perfume River.
Indira Gandhi Park is just one of the many parks in Hanoi, but if you happen to stroll through at night you may spot some local kids breakdancing in front of the Ly Thai To Statue on the perfectly slick marble.
The Santa Maria Cruiser is a comfortable way to cruise among the limestone-karst peaks of Halong Bay. It is 29 meters long, 7 meters wide, and decked out in teak and oak in the traditional Asian Junk style.
Located just over 90 kilometers south of Ha Noi in Ninh Binh Province, the Trang An grottoes stretch over 1500 hectares, across a vast landscape of rivers, limestone mountain ranges and valleys below.
Nestled in the northern hills of Vietnam exists one of the best ethnic markets in all of Southeast Asia! On Sundays, the ethnic minorities from the surrounding villages and hills come by foot, by motorscooter, by horse, and by water buffalow for their chance to socialize, eat, drink, smoke, get a haircut, and buy produce and meat for the next week.
Ah, yes. A backpacker establishment.
55km from Hoi An are the ancient ruins of the kingdom of Champa. A few impressive temples survived repeated pillaging over the centuries as well as sustained US aerial bombardment.