4 Hidden Gems in Hanoi Most People Walk Right Past
4 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Bạch Mã Temple
37 Bach Mai, Cau Den, Hanoi, Vietnam
Bạch Mã Temple is the oldest temple in Hanoi's Old Quarter — an 11th-century shrine dedicated to the White Horse spirit (Bạch Mã) that according to legend guided King Lý Thái Tổ in building the walls of his new capital, Thăng Long (the imperial name for Hanoi).
Egg Coffee at Café Giảng
39 Nguyen Huu Huan, Ly Thai To, Hanoi, Vietnam
Café Giảng is where egg coffee was invented — a tiny, unassuming café on Nguyễn Hữu Huân street in the Old Quarter where Nguyễn Văn Giảng created cà phê trứng in 1946 by whipping egg yolk with condensed milk and Vietnamese coffee when fresh milk was scarce during the First Indochina War.
Train Street (Phố Tàu)
3 Tran Phu, Hang Bong, Hoan Kiem, Vietnam
Train Street is one of the most surreal urban experiences in the world — a narrow residential alley in the Old Quarter where a fully operational railway line runs between houses that are separated from the tracks by less than two metres.
Vietnamese Women's Museum
36 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hang Bai, Hanoi, Vietnam
The Vietnamese Women's Museum is one of the best museums in Vietnam — a four-storey exhibition on the roles of women in Vietnamese history, from the Trưng Sisters (who led a rebellion against Chinese rule in 40 AD and remain national heroes) through the war years (when women served as soldiers, spies, and the logistical backbone of both the anti-French and anti-American resistance) to the present day.
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