Phan Thiết Chí Minh reportedly lived in Phan Thiết for a short time around 1910 and worked as a schoolteacher. During the Vietnam War, Phan Thiết was the site of the U.S. military base known as Landing Zone Betty, which was located at the now closed airfield south-west of the city. In recent years, Phan Thiết (specifically Mũi Né Beach district) has been transformed into a resort destination. 24 October 1995 is considered to be the birth of tourism in Phan Thiết, when thousands rushed to Mũi Né to see the total solar eclipse. The event was commemorated on the same day
Phan Thiết railway station Phan Thiết railway station Phan Thiết railway station is a subsidiary station of Saigon Railway Station at the fishing town of Phan Thiết. It is where the North–South Railway begins to follow the beachfront, all the way up to Huế Railway Station. In 1899 a company was formed to build the line Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm to Đà Lạt, then via Ninh Chữ Beach to Tây Nguyên, which in 1903 built a warehouse in the station area at Phan Thiết. In 1920 Biên Hòa - Tháp Chàm was connected passing via Phan Thiết and a station house was constructed. From 1948-1950