List of World Heritage Sites in Vietnam

UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, whereas vii through x are natural.[2]

Site	Image	Location (municipality)	Year listed	UNESCO data	Description	Ref.
Central Sector of Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long		Hà Nội	2010	1328; (ii), (iii), (vi) (cultural)	The royal enclosure was first built during the Lý dynasty (1010) and subsequently expanded by the Trần, Lê and finally the Nguyễn dynasty. It remained the seat of the Vietnamese court until 1810, when the Nguyễn dynasty chose to move the capital to Huế. The ruins roughly coincide with the Hanoi Citadel today.
Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty		Thanh Hóa	2011	1358; (ii), (iv) (cultural)	Also called Tây Đô castle or Tây Giai castle) is a citadel in Vietnam, constructed by the Hồ Dynasty (1400-1407) .	[3]
Complex of Huế Monuments		Huế	1993	678; (iv) (cultural)	The Imperial City (Vietnamese: Hoàng thành) is a walled enclosure within the citadel (Kinh thành) of the city of Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam.
Hạ Long Bay		Quảng Ninh	1994	672; (vii), (viii) (natural)	The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bai Tu Long Bay to the northeast, and Cat Ba Island to the southwest. These larger zones share a similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters.
Hội An Ancient Town		Quảng Nam	1999	948; (ii), (v) (cultural)	Old Town Hội An, the city's historic district, is recognized as an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century, its buildings and street plan reflecting a blend of indigenous and foreign influences.
Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary		Quảng Nam	1999	949; (ii), (iii) (cultural)	Mỹ Sơn is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples in Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa (Chiêm Thành in Vietnamese). The temples are dedicated to the worship of the god Shiva, known under various local names, the most important of which is Bhadreshvara.
Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park		Quảng Bình	2003	951; (viii), (ix), (x) (natural)	Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng is noted for its cave and grotto systems as it is composed of 300 caves and grottos. A 2009 survey brought the total discovered length of the cave system to about 126 km with many areas still not well explored.
Tràng An Landscape Complex		Ninh Bình	2016	1438; (v), (vii), (viii) (mixed)	Tràng An is a scenic area near Ninh Bình, Vietnam renowned for its boat cave tours. In the Trang An landscape complex, the center of Hoa Lu ancient capital in the north, Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourist area is in the south and Trang An eco-tourism area is in the central position. These three areas are linked together by Hoa Lu special-use forest on limestone mountains and rivers, lakes and swamps.

In addition to the sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.[4] As of 2019, Vietnam recorded seven sites on its tentative list.

Site	Image	Location (municipality)	Year listed	UNESCO data	Description	Ref.
The Area of Old Carved Stone in Sapa		Lào Cai	1997	959; (cultural)	The site is home to more than 200 old carved stones and megaliths, mainly in Muong Hoa valley.	[5]
Ba Bể – Na Hang Natural Heritage Area		Tuyên Quang and Bắc Kạn	2017	6262; (vii), (x) (natural)	The site includes Ba Be National Park, Nam Xuan Lac Nature Reserve, Na Hang Nature Reserve, and Lam Binh Protection Forest.	[6]
Cát Tiên National Park		Đồng Nai	2006	5070; (vii), (ix), (x) (natural)	A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and important wet tropical forest.	[7]
The Complex of Yên Tử Monuments and Landscape		Quảng Ninh and Bắc Giang	2014	5940; (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii) (mixed)	The anscestral land of Truc Lam Zen Buddhism in Vietnam. It encompasses Yen Tu, Dong Trieu, and West Yen Tu.	[8]
Con Moong Cave		Thanh Hóa	2006	5072; (mixed)	The site, located within the Cúc Phương National Park, is the central importance for the study of the Mesolithic Hoabinhian culture.	[9]
Hạ Long Bay – Cát Bà Archipelago		Quảng Ninh and Hải Phòng	2017	6177; (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) (natural)	The Cat Ba archipelago is being proposed as an extension to current Ha Long Bay UNESCO site.	[10]
Hương Sơn Complex of Natural Beauty and Historical Monuments		Hà Nội	1991	960; (mixed)	The site is an important ecological zone and cultural zone, with archaeological sites dating back 10,000 years and geologic formations dating back 200 million years.	[11]

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