The main attractions are Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Chua-Mot-Kot Pagoda, Bach-Ma Temple (White Horse Temple), Kot-Ko Tower, and the largest lake in the capital - Ho-Tai, along the banks of which there are many buildings era of the emperors.

Another remarkable monument in the city is the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), which was founded in 1070 by Emperor Li Thanh Tong and is dedicated to Confucius.

There are two museums in Hanoi: the Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology with an exposition about the way of life and culture of ethnic groups in Vietnam, and the Army Museum, including samples of Soviet military equipment and weapons .In addition, it is worth to inspect the dam on Chan-Kuang-Khai Street, Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngong-Son Pagoda, the Tap-Ryu Tower on tiny islands and Hook Bridge, the tomb of Kinh Thien (part of the Imperial Forbidden City), the remains of an ancient defensive system of the capital - Kuan-Thanh and the gate of Kuanchyong .As well as numerous bridges and bridges, the most famous of which are the Long Bien (the oldest in the capital) footbridge, Chong-Duong and Thang-Long .