The Scientist Nha Trang Loved — Following Alexandre Yersin — Nha Trang

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The Scientist Nha Trang Loved — Following Alexandre Yersin

Half-day

4 stops · Half-day

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Last checked 6/2026

My Trip

A science-history buff's route following the traces of Alexandre Yersin — the Swiss-French scientist who discovered the plague bacterium, settled in Nha Trang and is still revered locally, his name living on in streets and schools. It links the museum and his tomb — a deep history theme unique to Nha Trang.

Half-day4 stopsEst. budget 20,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Yersin Museum (Pasteur Institute)Bảo tàng Yersin
Museum · 60 min stay
A museum inside the Pasteur Institute that Yersin founded. His microscope, letters, lab equipment and study are preserved as-is. The starting point for understanding why the discoverer of the plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) is buried in Nha Trang.
오전(개관시간 확인)
Taxi 8 min
2
Nha Trang Cathedral (Yersin-Era Architecture)Nhà thờ Núi
Downtown · Cathedral · Architecture · 40 min stay
The stone Gothic church that best conveys the atmosphere of 1930s French-colonial Nha Trang where Yersin lived. A place to imagine the city scene of that era and trace the everyday backdrop of the scientist's life.
Walk 7 min
3
Yersin Street & Downtown WalkĐường Yersin
Downtown · Street · Stroll · 30 min stay
The city's main street named after him. Walk while confirming, in street and school names, how beloved Yersin is locally. A living trace of remembrance.
Taxi 30 min
4
Yersin's Tomb (Suoi Dau)Mộ Yersin (Suối Dầu)
Heritage · Religious site · 50 min stay
A modest tomb on a hill near the farm and research land he himself tended. Still a pilgrimage site where locals burn incense, inscribed with his wish to 'die as a Vietnamese' — the terminus of the theme. (It's on the outskirts, so a round-trip taxi is recommended.)
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