Tay Ninh city is most famous for being the home of the Cao Dai religion, an indigenous Vietnamese faith that includes the teachings of the major world religions. It is also home to one of the largest and most unusual temples in Vietnam.

The Cao Dai religion's Holy See, built between 1933 and 1955, is located around 5 km to the east of Tay Ninh's town centre.

The Cao Dai religion is a mixture of Christian, Buddhist, Islamic and European humanist elements.

It has more than one million followers in Vietnam and the temple in Tay Ninh is the the centre.

Tay Ninh is one hour to the west of Ho Chi Minh City.