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My Son

Ruins of Hindu temples in Da Nang city, Vietnam

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Overview

My Son (Vietnamese: Mỹ Sơn) is a set of ruins from the ancient Cham Empire in the central coast of Vietnam. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Getting there

My Son, being a UNESCO site, has a flat admission charge of 150,000 dong per person (December 2022), payable at the ticket office near the entrance, and applies regardless of how you get there.

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All vehicles will stop at a designated car park near the entrance and ticket office.

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Understand1700 CE until annexed by the Vietnamese in the 19th century. Influenced by Hinduism, the Champas built temple complexes in Central Vietnam.

Get inMy Son, being a UNESCO site, has a flat admission charge of 150,000 dong per person (December 2022), payable at the ticket office near the entrance, and applies regardless of how you get there.

Get aroundAll vehicles will stop at a designated car park near the entrance and ticket office.

See & doNear the ticket office there is a Champa Museum, describing many of the artifacts and the history of the site.

BuyThere is a souvenir shop within the site. It sells generic Vietnam souvenirs and also a selection of items influenced by Champa culture.

Eat & drinkNumerous roadside cafes and restaurants line the road from Hoi An to My Son. Tour buses never stop at them because drivers, guides, and tour operators do not earn "commissions" at these places.

SleepThere is no accommodation in My Son. The nearest hotel is about 2 km down the road from the ticket office. Most visitors visit My Son as a day-trip from Hoi An, Da Nang, or even Hue.

Stay safeDon't wander too far from the clearly-marked walking tracks between the sites. Although authorities say that the area has been cleared of unexploded ordnance, you're a long way from help in case of an accident.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "My Son" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Mỹ Sơn archaeological site", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Ms Sarah Welch, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

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