Van Thanh Mieu

Mekong Delta


At the heart of the city and encompassing a temple and lake with a topiary outline of Vietnam in the middle, this lush park is a wonderful place to observe local life: from early-morning exercise on the strange-looking contraptions, to the twinkling lights after dark when lovers gather on the benches around the lake, staring at the water and keeping physical contact to a minimum.


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Nearby Mekong Delta attractions

1. War Martyrs Monument

0.61 MILES

On the eastern edge of town off Hwy 30, the War Memorial is Cao Lanh’s most prominent landmark, a Socialist Realist–style sculpture featuring a large…

2. Dong Thap Museum

0.64 MILES

The Dong Thap Museum is among the Mekong's best museums, despite having only limited English captions. The ground floor of the handsome building displays…

3. Tomb of Nguyen Sinh Sac

1.01 MILES

The tomb of Ho Chi Minh’s father, Nguyen Sinh Sac (1862–1929), is the centrepiece of a pretty 9.6-hectare park and model heritage village of wooden houses…

5. Sa Dec Flower Village

12.74 MILES

There are many small nurseries lining the river and canals here, each with a different speciality, although the town is most famous for its roses. The…

6. Ton Duc Thang Museum

13.61 MILES

If you're a scholar of Vietnamese history, you may wish to visit My Hoa Hung village on Tiger Island, birthplace and childhood home of Ho Chi Minh's…

7. Xeo Quyt Forest

14.17 MILES

Around 35km southeast of Cao Lanh is the magnificent 52-hectare Xeo Quyt Forest near My Hiep village. One vast swamp beneath a beautiful thick canopy of…

8. An Giang Museum

14.52 MILES

Even though the signage is in Vietnamese only, the upstairs exhibition on the Oc-Eo culture is well worth a look, with pottery, fine gold jewellery and a…