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title: "Saigon Zoo, Ho Chi Minh City — GetMap"
description: "Rare orchids grow beside more than a hundred animal species. Rare orchids and ornamental plants grow among enclosures for over a hundred species of…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJx7wwM0svdTERjuH2a9dkuU0
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# Saigon Zoo

Rare orchids grow beside more than a hundred animal species

Nature · 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City · one place, one stop

![Saigon Zoo, Ho Chi Minh City](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/Nature/ChIJx7wwM0svdTERjuH2a9dkuU0.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
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[Ho Chi Minh City](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=10.7873344%2C106.7050566&query_place_id=ChIJx7wwM0svdTERjuH2a9dkuU0)
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Rare orchids and ornamental plants grow among enclosures for over a hundred species of mammals, reptiles and birds. The botanical garden was founded in 1864, and the zoo opened to the public in 1869; the grounds also contain a history museum with about 25,000 artifacts and the Temple of Hùng King.

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