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Entertainment places in District 1 such as Ben Thanh market, city post office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, Saigon Garden … attract tourists with beautiful scenery, along with many attractive entertainment activities. Let’s explore what these places are so cool?
Famous entertainment places in District 1
Here is a list of the most popular tourist attractions in District 1 :
1. Notre Dame Cathedral in Saigon
- Address: No. 1 Cong Xa Paris, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Notre Dame Cathedral is also known as Notre Dame Cathedral Saigon was built in 1880 impressively with Roman architecture combined with Gothic. The church is designed to include a large external park, cathedral and bell tower. The interior of the church is sculpted in monolithic marble, with colorful doorways beautifully stitched together.
In front of the church’s precinct is the sanctuary, with the statue of Our Lady of Peace, 4.6m high and weighing 8 tons, made from Italian white marble. Statue of Our Lady in an upright position and holding the globe on the left with the cross. This attraction in District 1 is not only impressive with its unique architecture, but also a witness to the history of Saigon becoming an attractive tourist destination.
2. Ben Thanh Market
- Address: Located between the streets of Phan Boi Chau – Phan Chu Trinh – Le Thanh Ton in Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Ben Thanh Market is considered a symbol of Saigon tourism, the shopping paradise of locals and tourists. Coming to Ben Thanh market, visitors will be able to visit around the market with an area of up to 13,000 square meters. After that, you will be able to choose to buy items such as clothes, shoes, bags, handicrafts, fruits, souvenirs, specialties …
When traveling to Saigon to visit the Ben Thanh market, visitors can also enjoy all kinds of specialties at the market’s stalls such as: grilled meat noodle, vermicelli, broken rice, fish sauce, spring rolls, tea … At night, the Ben Thanh market is extremely bustling with two sides of the road being sold for restaurants, souvenirs, and handicrafts to become an attractive destination for tourists.
3. Nguyen Hue Walking Street
- Address: Nguyen Hue Walking Street is a large square in the heart of District 1
Referring to the entertainment spots of Saigon District 1 , you cannot ignore Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, an attractive destination for tourists. In the evening, Nguyen Hue pedestrian street is always crowded with people passing by and there are many interesting music entertainment activities.
Coming to Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, visitors can also enjoy many attractive snacks on both sides of the road, the most famous being “Apartment 42 Nguyen Hue”. These are fashion shops, restaurants, cafes … After walking around the pedestrian street, you can stop at the cafe to enjoy and watch the surrounding streets.
4. Ho Chi Minh City Post Office
- Address: No. 2 on Paris Commune Square, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, City. Ho Chi Minh
If you are looking for a virtual place to live in beautiful District 1 , the Post Office of Ho Chi Minh City is the ideal destination that you should not miss. The Post Office is impressive with European architecture, with glass windows, dome and tiled with flower tiles.
The area on either side of the post office corridor is souvenir shops selling all kinds of Saigon post offices for shopping tourists. The most special thing that attracts young people to Saigon post office is the supernatural virtual living corners. You can choose for yourself the beautiful ancient and romantic check-in places like Europe right at the Saigon post office.
5. Tay Bui Vien Street
- Location: Pham Ngu Lao ward, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city
A night out place in District 1 called Tay Bui Vien street is known as a sleepless neighborhood. The most exciting time to explore this famous West street is from 7:00 am – 2:00 am the next day. Coming to Tay Bui Vien street, visitors will be able to participate in all kinds of attractive entertainment games and street performances.
In addition, in Tay Bui Vien street there are many famous eateries and restaurants serving all kinds of seafood, pork, beef, chicken … You can enjoy gathering with you to enjoy and enjoy. night here. Especially, at Tay Bui Vien street, there are many foreigners, it is also an opportunity for you to exchange your language skills.
6. Saigon Garden
- Address: 99 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
- Opening time: 8am – 10pm
What is fun in District 1 ? Saigon Garden is an attractive entertainment, shopping and dining complex for visitors. The whole exterior of this commercial center is planted with trees and extremely modern decorations. This shopping center consists of 4 floors, along with the outside are two coffee shops with large spaces.
When you step inside Saigon Garden, you will feel like you are standing in the middle of the West. These are extremely modernly designed houses, including trees, restaurants, and beautiful streets. The ground floor of the commercial center is a flower shop, cafe and the upper floors are restaurants, a rich food court from other countries.
7. Zone 87
- Address: 87 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
- Opening hours: 8am – 10pm
Zone 87 is an entertainment venue in District 1 that attracts young people with the most luxurious stores in Saigon. It is a restaurant specializing in Korean, Thai, and Japanese cuisine to indoor entertainment areas. Zone 87 has a total area of up to 1000m2, divided into 60 stalls including shopping and dining areas. Featured restaurants at Zon 87 that are extremely convenient and cheap. The snacks you can enjoy when coming to Zone 87 include stir fried duck seeds with tamarind and mixed rice paper.
8. Bitexco Financial Tower
- Address: No. 19-25 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
- Opening time: 10am -21h30
- Ticket price to visit the 49th floor is 200,000 / time
Referring to entertainment venues in District 1, HCMC cannot ignore Bitexco shopping center . Currently this is the tallest building and also a symbol of the development of Saigon. Bitexco consists of 68 floors, of which the 49th floor has an observatory that can admire the panoramic view of Saigon city and the helipad on the 52th floor of the building.
Coming to Bitexco, visitors will enjoy shopping for all famous brands such as Zara, H&M, Adidas, Charles & Keith … Food court on the 4th floor, cinema for visitors and garden cafe to relax stretch. On the 52nd floor of Bitexco is a 5-star buffet at Strata Restaurant with a variety of European and Asian dishes.
9. Takashimaya Commercial Center
- Address: 92-94 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
- Opening time: 9am – 9:30 pm
Takashimaya is a Japanese retail center specializing in high-end goods. With a space of 5 floors and an area of up to 15,000m2, coming to Takashimaya, visitors will be able to buy all kinds of items from jewelry, cosmetics, fashion … In addition, you can also experience many interesting things. about Japanese culture and unique cuisine in the country of cherry blossoms.
Coming to the entertainment places in District 1 attracting tourists above, you will have memorable relaxing moments, together with shopping and culinary discovery with many interesting experiences.
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