Arts & Culture in Hanoi

Off-the- beaten path tour

Tuan's tours are focused on showing you unique experiences around Hanoi via the back of his motorbike. Expect...

• trans-friendly
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $$
• museum
• art gallery
• LGBTQ+ owned
• BIPOC-owned

Oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi

Walking through Hanoi you will most likely stumble across many Buddhist temples down narrow alleys or often...

46 Đ. Thanh Niên,

Aquatic puppetry

Developed in Vietnam's flooded rice fields, this form of ancient puppetry portrays the tales of rural life and...

57B P. Đinh Tiên Hoàng,

• mixed gay/straight
• $$
• art gallery

Confucious temple

Popular tourist attraction with a charming bridge to an island temple. 

P. Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Hàng Trống, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội

• mixed gay/straight

Deep dive into Vietnamese minority groups

Museum dedicated to the 54 different minority groups living in Vietnam. In this cultural complex, you'll learn...

Đ. Nguyễn Văn Huyên, Quan Hoa, Cầu Giấy

• mixed gay/straight
• museum

Sacred leader's grave

The final resting place of Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionists who created modern-day communist Vietnam, is a popular...

8 Hùng Vương,

Women in Vietnamese history

This one-of-a-kind museum outlines the importance of Vietnamese women throughout the country's culture ranging...

36 P. Lý Thường Kiệt,

• mixed gay/straight
• $
• art gallery
• women-led

Explore Vietnamese works of art

The largest collection of Vietnamese art showcasing various historical periods from ancient to modern-day pieces....

66 P. Nguyễn Thái Học,

• mixed gay/straight
• $
• museum
• art gallery

Ancient imperial university

This Confusist temple has been a place for schoolchildren to pray for good grades on their exams for nearly 1,000...

58 P. Quốc Tử Giám,

• mixed gay/straight

Coffee and contemporary art

Progressive independent art gallery showcasing international and Asian artists in a small renovated Colonial...

2 Ng. Hàng Bún,

• mixed gay/straight
• art gallery