Head to Cam Nam Island and take the first right to get to this two-floor bookshop. Set up like a personal library, it has stacks and rows of used (largely paperback) books for sale or exchange, with a low-ceilinged upstairs room.
Randy’s Book Xchange
Hoi An
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Built two centuries ago by an ethnically Vietnamese family, this gem of a house has been lovingly preserved through seven generations. Look out for signs…
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Assembly Hall of the Fujian Chinese Congregation
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Built for worshipping family ancestors of the Tran (陳) clan, this chapel (more accurately an ancestral hall) dates back to 1802. It was commissioned by…
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Known to locals as Con Ga Church (Rooster Church) because of the weathercock atop the steeple, the candy-pink, photogenic Danang Cathedral was built for…
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3. Precious Heritage Museum by Réhahn
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Hoi An–based French photographer Réhahn has conceived this cross between museum and gallery, combining his outstanding photos of Vietnam's hill tribes…
4. Museum of Folklore in Hoi An
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The exhibits at this 150-year-old Chinese trading house give some idea of local customs and culture. The view of the river from upstairs is very…
5. Assembly Hall of the Hainan Chinese Congregation
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Built in 1851, this assembly hall is a memorial to 108 merchants from Hainan Island who were mistaken for pirates and killed in Quang Nam province. The…
6. Assembly Hall of the Chaozhou Chinese Congregation
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Founded in 1653, this small temple is dedicated to Quan Cong, an esteemed Chinese general who is worshipped as a symbol of loyalty, sincerity, integrity…
8. Hoi An Museum of History & Culture
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Housed in the Quan Am Pagoda, this museum provides a sampling of pre-Cham, Cham and port-era artefacts, with some huge bells, historic photos, old scales…