Bole International Airport 12 min
Mount Entoto (52 min) A 10,500-foot mountain peak surrounded by forest topped with an observatory & religious buildings. Derg Monument (19 min) Monument with Communist-themed relief sculptures & a 50-m. stone pillar topped by a red star. Ethnological Museum (25 min) Artifacts, crafts & religious icons tracing Ethiopian culture, on show in an emperor’s palace. Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum የቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ሙዚየም (12 min) History museum dedicated to victims of the 1977 & 1978 'Red Terror' period in Ethiopia. Medhane Alem Cathedral, Addis Ababa (11 min) Cathedral, history, and architecture Meskel Square (17 min) Large terraced public space used for festivals, concerts & events with a national memorial. Lion Park (22 min) Mercato Market (27 min) Sprawling outdoor market with stalls for handicrafts, jewelry, spices & other eclectic goods. Addis Ababa Museum (15 min) Lion of Judah Statue (16 min) Unity Park (16 min) National Museum of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም) (21 min) Ancient relics, contemporary paintings & the famous fossilized bones of the early hominid Lucy. Holy Trinity Cathedral (20 min) This historic 1930s cathedral & royal burial site has a copper dome, murals & many ornate features. Sholla Market ሾላ ገበያ (19 min) St. George (ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ) (25 min) Octagonal church dating from 1911, with guided tours & a museum of royal & religious objects. |