The Best Things To Do in Ho Chi Minh City
The French called it the “Pearl of the Far East” and the Chinese called it the “Big Market”—Ho Chi Minh City, colloquially known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s largest city and cultural capital.
According to local culture publication Vietcetera, Saigon is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities, with an expected population of nearly 14 million by the year 2025. That growth speaks to the city’s boundless energy—seen in the dizzying dance of motorbikes and street carts as well as the the rapid rise of skyscrapers towering over French colonial structures and ancient pagodas.