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Huu Tiep Lake and the Downed B-52
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Huu Tiep Lake and the Downed B-52

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Huu Tiep Lake and the Downed B-52
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Lovegan
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Achi Vegan House
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Cutisun Restaurant
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Propaganda Cafe
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Cafe B52
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Hien Minh Tea House
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Juicybean
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Guy Helliker
Manchester, UK27 contributions
A must see icon
Oct 2023 • Couples
Iconic!! A bit if a bugger to find and got a taxi from. A must see when in Hanoi. Great avocado smoothies from the bar outside. The area gets busy around school hometime.
Written 19 October 2023
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r2thebizel
Pattaya, Thailand443 contributions
B52 Lake: Mesmerising
Oct 2023 • Couples
A very unique and special relic to witness. Quite mesmerising how it is simply left how it lay when shot down in the 1970s. Worth reading up, little information once there. Type in “ho b52” into Google Maps to find it and walk through the backstreets to find a secluded area.
Written 18 October 2023
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Loud1Canberra
Canberra, Australia315 contributions
Insight into recent history
Aug 2023 • Couples
Our guide mentioned this lake with its remains of an B-52 bomber shot down in the early 1970s. While it is a reminder of the terrible war it reminds us of how resilient both man and nature can be.

The area surrounding the small lake is a series of very small streets and lanes teeming with daily life. The walk to the lake is worth it just for an insight into the life of the poorer parts of the inner city of Hanoi.
Written 27 September 2023
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Nurul Iman Engelbert-Rashid
2 contributions
Remnant of a mad war
Dec 2022 • Couples
Worth the walk . It is tricky to look for it on Google Maps. Search for HO B52 and it will bring you to the right spot. A solemn reminder of a mad war that took place decades ago
Written 25 December 2022
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Leannie
Hanoi, Vietnam1,362 contributions
Tricky one to find
Sep 2022 • Friends
Probably not much more to add that other reviews have already said. It is a tricky one to find, didn't succeed the first time using Google maps but managed it the 2nd time with friends who had already been before. It is cool to look at but the lake is not well maintained and like a lot of hanoi is a dumping ground for rubbish, sad really as I imagine a lot of the small local businesses are reliant on tourists stopping by to see this. We did find a fab little cafe on the corner opposite the b-52 cafe that made fresh passion fruit smoothies for only 20,000 which was amazing! I was told for future reference if I wanted to find this place again then to put the B-52 cafe on Google maps instead and it would bring you to the right place.
Written 26 September 2022
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Joel K
Vancouver, Canada3,477 contributions
A meander through the real Hanoi backstreets
Nov 2019
We meandered to this small pond in the middle of a small neighborhood surrounded by housing, cafes, fish mongers, shops and more. We arrived at the small pond and the remains of this B52 from the "American War" as it is known in Vietnam is resting in place from the mid 70s.
Written 30 March 2020
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Beth
Bristol, UK993 contributions
Bot of a mission to find
Mar 2020 • Couples
After walking through back alleys and down narrow streets we eventually found it! The walk there though was great fun as you get to see the locals area. The lake and wreckage itself was a bit disappointing, the water has a lot of plastic and rubbish in it, definitely needs to be cleaned up!
Written 11 March 2020
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TMOH8
Guildford, UK2,151 contributions
Worth the effort to find as you'll discover the 'real' Hanoi
Feb 2020 • Couples
Finding this lake and the carcass of the B52 became something of a personal quest but I'm glad it did because, in searching for it, we walk down alleys and streets where we were the only westerners and we felt completely safe and welcome amongst the homes where residents live and the cafes that serve them.

It's a poignant reminder of times past and a slice of 'real' Hanoi.

I'd recommend your trying to build it into your itinerary.
Written 2 March 2020
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LoBommer
The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, UK1,532 contributions
Underwhelming pond
Oct 2019
Walked here from the Old Quarter, it is a little difficult to find and IMHO not really worth the effort. A small dirty pond with a bit of rusting metal in the middle. Not a lot else here to see or do as it is a residential area.
Best missed unless you are desperate for a wartime history lesson!
Written 29 January 2020
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vancevw
Saint Louis, MO71 contributions
Walked to the lake
Dec 2019 • Solo
Well it's the parts of the b52 that were not
moved to the rest of the plane in the b52 museam nearby. Pretty much it's just a 5 minute stop. If you wanted to buy food or something there are lots of places around this very small lake. Well I'd call it a pond not a lake.
Written 28 December 2019
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