Place to see: Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

About this place:

The Reunification Palace in central Saigon has a long and checkered history, but is best known as the place where North Vietnamese tanks charged in to end the Vietnam War in 1975. What makes it a must-see, though, is the kitschy interior: Green leather armchairs, pink telephones, porcelain vases, romantic paintings, hunting trophies, embroidered carpets, miniature gardens, model boats, modernistic rocking chairs and military paraphernalia all clash delightfully throughout the building.