The Marble Mountains comprises five 100m mounts and a 2km2 stretch of coastal area. Beauty spots are concentrated on Thuy and Kim Mounts.

- Mount Thuy (Mt. Water) is the largest and most beautiful mount with many caves and pagodas dating from the early seventeenth century. Hundreds of stone steps lead to the peak. The mount is divided into three areas: Upper, Middle and Lower.

+ The Upper Thai area starts with 150 stone step leading to the Tam Quan Gate.
Vong Giang Tower (Riverview Tower): Looking to the west of the Marble Mountains, from the tower visitors can see Mt. Kim, the Truong Giang and Cam Le rivers, and surrounding coastal plains. The 1m wide and 2m high Tra Kieu Stele is engraved with three Chinese characters 'Vong Giang tower' and a short line meaning 'A good day in July, the 18th year of the Minh Mang dynasty'.

Pho Dong tower is the place where homeless people were buried.

Tu Tam Pagoda is the place of worship for people buried at the Pho Dong tower.

Tam Ton Pagoda has just been built.

Tam Thai pagoda: Built in 1630 with a strong reflection of the Nguyen Dynasty royal architecture, this is the largest and most beautiful pagoda. It was rebuilt in 1825 at King Ming Mang’s order during his visit to the Marble Mountains. In 1827, nine main statues and three large bells were made. There are two brick gates at the two sides of the pagoda to enter small gardens. At present, visitors cannot use these gates because they have been locked.

Hoa Nghiem and Huyen Khong Caves: In the rear of the pagoda there is an old limestone gate carved with three Chinese character meaning 'Huyen Khong Gate'. The entrance leads to Hoa Nghiem and Huyen Khong caves.

Hoa Nghiem Cave has one standing statue of a Bodhisattva. The cool air inside the high but not deep cave refreshes visitors after passing 156 stone steps.

Huyen Khong Cave connects with Hoa Nghiem Cave. Lying inside the mountain, this 15m high cave has five large holes at the top through which sunlight radiates and combines with incense smoke to bring about an ethereal and calm atmosphere. The cave’s floor is flat.

Inside there is the Thach Nhu Coc cave. This is a small cave with two stone breasts. It is said that on a visit to this place, King Thanh Thai rubbed one of the stone breasts. Since then, water has never dripped of it. A large statue of Buddha was erected at the back, opposite the entrance. This is the sacred temple of Trang Nghiem.

The limestone formation on Huyen Khong cave’s sides has been formed over time. There are many strange shapes such as elephant heads and an ostrich. On the left visitors can see a small hollow, inside is a stone that sounds like a drum when it is tapped.

Linh Nham Cave (or Phuong Hoang Cave) is in a high position and not deep.

Lang Hu Cave: High and difficult to enter.

+ Middle Thai area:

Thien Phuoc Dia cave: Has an old brick gateway.

Van Nguyet Grotto: Lying between the two mounts, the open hollow is an ideal place for visitors to stop and drink coconut water.

Van Thong cave: Inside the mount, the cave is round and slightly slanted toward the top. There are a stele and a large statue of Buddha. Behind the statue is a pathway to the peak which is also called “Road to Heaven”. The closer it is to the peak, the narrower the path becomes. Visitors must cling to rocks to climb up. There is a one-meter diameter hole at the top of the cave. After passing through this hole, visitors have a panoramic view of an immense area. There are two ways down, including an easier way to Thien Phuoc Dia Cave.

Thieng Long Cave: Round and deep, it is also called Dragon Cave.

Van Can Nguyet Quat: This is a natural opening in the middle of the mount and looks out on the Eastern Sea. The breezes comfort visitors after the climb.

+ Lower Thai area:

Hai Dai Tower (Oceanview Tower): This is located in a high place on the right of Linh Ung Pagoda. From here, there is a view of an immense area to the Cham Islands. There is a Tra Kieu stone stele of the same size and age as that in Vong Giang tower. The beautiful scene was expressively described in two lines of verse of Pham Hau: 'I wave my hands over an unlimited distance / I don’t know who will be beside me'.

Linh Ung Pagoda: This large pagoda looks out over the sea. It was once a bamboo hut. In the Gia Long Dynasty, the pagoda was built and renamed Ung Chan. It was expanded in the sixth Minh Mang Dynasty. In 1841, King Thanh Thai changed its name to Linh Ung. There are many Buddha and Bodhisattva statues.

Bao Thap Xa Loi: The seven-storey tower looks out on the sea. It was built to pray for peaceful lives.
Tang Chan Cave (or Tang Chon Cave): This is a deep and narrow gorge with a natural stone entrance. At the end, there are Linh Dong Chan Tien, Tam Thanh, Chiem Thanh, Ray and Ban Co grottoes. The Chiem Thanh grotto has an altar covered with Cham sculpture. The cave has many stone Buddha statues. The Wind Grotto is connected with Thien Long Cave in the Middle Thai area.

Ngu Coc Cave (or Lantern Cave) is narrow, small, and very deep with lots of eye-catching lava.
The down pathway has 108 steps. Visitors can follow the route up the mount and go down by a path next to the Upper Thai area.

Am Phu Cave (Hades Cave): This is high, wide and deep. Access is down a cliff. The cool damp cave is toward the west. About 30m down, there are high trench, large stone pillars and a narrow cave with bottomless wells that are said to connect to the sea.

- Mount Kim: in the west of the mounts and by the Co Co River. In the past, a wharf was built here to berth royal ships visiting the mounts.

Right at the foot of the mount, there is a 50m long, 10m wide and 10 - 15m high cave. The entrance is stone steps.  The formation on the wall is the shape of Bodhisattva with a string of limestone like silk stretching from shoulder to the foot. This figure stands on a dragon rolling in the waves and holds a holy water pot. Behind the figure are Thien Tai and peacock images with two swings around the cave’s sides. Looking closer, visitors can see images of ivory bamboo on the right and a range of five coloured clouds. This is considered a precious and eye-catching natural endowment to Mount Kim.

The Quan The Am pagoda outside is where the Bodhisattva festivals are held annually on the 19th day of the second lunar month (see more in “Traditional Festivals”).