Location: Ham Rong is situated in Ham Rong Precinct, Thanh Hoa City.  Characteristics: Ham Rong literally means the dragon's jaws. The landscape actually appears in the shape of a dragon. 

Location: Ho Citadel is situated in Vinh Tien and Vinh Long communes, Vinh Loc District, Thanh Hoa Province, approximately 150 km from Hanoi. 

 Location: Ben En National Park is situated in Nhu Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province. Characteristics: This landscape is breathtaking, with its hills, mountains, rivers and the lake looks similar to Halong Bay. 

 Sam Son beach is 16 km from Thanh Hoa city, Thanh Hoa province. In 1906, the French colonial government started to develop Sam Son into a holiday resort for French civil servants and officials based in Thanh Hoa and northern Vietnam

 Best choice in every town in Vietnam to get around is Xe Om as the Vietnamese call a moto-taxi, cheap and convenient, negotiate price before you ride.

 Thanh Hoa is located at the head of the narrow waste that connects with the head of northern ViêtNam

Area: 11,116.3 sq.km. Population: 3,676,900 habitants (2005) Capital: Thanh Hoa City. Administrative divisions: - Towns: Sam Son, Bim Son. - Districts: Muong Lat, Quan Hoa, Quan Son, Ba Thuoc, Cam Thuy, Lang Chanh, Thach Thanh, Ngoc Lac, Thuong Xuan, Nhu Xuan, Nhu Thanh, Vinh Loc, Ha Trung, Nga Son, Yen Dinh, Tho Xuan, Hau Loc, Thieu Hoa, Hoang Hoa, Dong Son, Trieu Son, Quang Xuong, Nong Cong, Tinh Gia. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Muong, Thai, H'Mong, Tho...