Victoria Prison
Building

Victoria Prison, Hong Kong | © pedist/Flickr
Arguably the largest and oldest colonial complex in Hong Kong, the Victoria Prison was built in 1841 on the aptly named Old Bailey Street. Ho Chi Minh was once detained here in 1931, and there were rumors that the conditions of his release included an agreement to spy for the British. The prison was closed in 2006, so you can now walk around the entire perimeter of its stone masonry wall without fear of witnessing a prison break.