CENTRAL GARDEN BUILDING is in District 1, the central district of Ho Chi Minh City, with several cafés and restaurants close by. Phuong Nam Coffee is 50 m away, and the nearest sights are Chợ Cô Giang, a market 100 m off, and Chùa Pháp Bửu, a pagoda 200 m away. Minh Tan Three Religions' Temple, a temple that honours Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism together, stands 250 m away, so the sights nearest the building can be reached on foot. Chùa Pháp Bửu is an active place of worship, so dress modestly when you go in.
Metro Line 1 starts at Ben Thanh Station, 1 km from the building, and runs to Suoi Tien in Thu Duc. The Bến xe Sài Gòn bus station is 900 m away, the Saigon Railway Station is 2.9 km away and Tan Son Nhat International Airport, in Tan Binh, is 6.1 km away.
For sightseeing, Nha Rong Wharf on the Saigon River, where Ho Chi Minh set sail in 1911, and Tao Dan Park are both 1.4 km away. The Ho Chi Minh City Museum, which covers the city's history, is 1.6 km away, and the War Remnants Museum, devoted to the Vietnam War, is 2 km away in neighbouring District 3. The Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum, in a colonial-era building, is also within walking distance.