They include archaeological and historical sites such as the Hoang Thanh Thang Long – Hanoi central area in Ba Dinh District in Hanoi, the Hue Ancient Capital, and similar architectural complexes in Huong Tra, Huong Thuy, Phu Vang and Phu Loc districts in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue.

A number of sites important to the history of architecture and design, including the My Son Temple complex, and the Hoi An Ancient City in the central province of Quang Nam, made the list, as well as national landscapes including Halong Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh and Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

The remaining four selected historical vestiges are the Hung Temple in the mountainous northern province of Phu Tho, the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, the Dien Bien Phu Battlefield in the mountainous northern province of Dien Bien and the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City.