- Japanese Covered Bridge (Chua Cau)Bridges
Old Town ticket 120k VND covers it; empty 6-7am, lantern-lit after dark. Best angle from the An Hoi bank across the creek.
- Old House of Tan KyHistoric
One Old Town ticket coupon; 200-year merchant house. Soft light 8-10am; courtyard beams and river back door.
- Fujian Assembly HallHistoric
Ticket coupon entry. Pink triple gate + giant incense coils; smoke light shafts late morning, quietest before 9am.
- Precious Heritage MuseumMuseums
Free gallery of Rehahn's tribal portraits and costumes in a French villa on Phan Boi Chau; ideal midday escape.
- Hoi An Night MarketMarkets
Lantern stalls glow from ~18:00 on Nguyen Hoang; hit blue hour for sky color, then boat lanterns off the An Hoi bank.
- Hoi An Central MarketMarkets
Free; riverside wet market peaks 5:30-8:00 with dawn fish landings. Food hall counters for lunch frames.
- Thanh Ha Pottery Village (Terracotta Park)Neighborhoods
35k VND village ticket; wheel demos, kilns, terracotta park. Boat back to town for golden hour on the Thu Bon.
- Tra Que Vegetable VillageNeighborhoods
35k VND; farmers water herb rows with twin cans at dawn and late afternoon. 20 min by bike, ao dai shoots common.
- Bay Mau Coconut ForestNeighborhoods
30k VND entry + basket boat ~150-200k; morning for green water light and spinning-boat action in the channels.
- An Bang BeachBeaches
Free; sunrise behind fishing coracles at the north end, beach-bar golden hour. 15 min bike from Old Town.
- Cua Dai BeachBeaches
Free; dawn light on blue fishing boats, groyne long exposures. Narrower sand since erosion; quiet after 9am.
- My Son SanctuaryDay trips
150k VND, gates 6:00; arrive early for mist on the Cham towers before tour buses ~9:00. 40 km, 1 hr drive.
- Marble MountainsDay trips
40k VND + 15k elevator; Huyen Khong cave light beams late morning on clear days. Pair with Am Phu cave and pagodas.
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