Bole International Airport 22 min
Unity Park (15 min) St. George (ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ) (18 min) Octagonal church dating from 1911, with guided tours & a museum of royal & religious objects. Mount Entoto (49 min) A 10,500-foot mountain peak surrounded by forest topped with an observatory & religious buildings. Medhane Alem Cathedral, Addis Ababa (21 min) Cathedral, history, and architecture Anwar Mosque (አንዋር መስጊድ) (14 min) Ethnological Museum (23 min) Artifacts, crafts & religious icons tracing Ethiopian culture, on show in an emperor’s palace. Mercato Market (13 min) Sprawling outdoor market with stalls for handicrafts, jewelry, spices & other eclectic goods. Lion of Judah Statue (9 min) National Museum of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም) (21 min) Ancient relics, contemporary paintings & the famous fossilized bones of the early hominid Lucy. Derg Monument (12 min) Monument with Communist-themed relief sculptures & a 50-m. stone pillar topped by a red star. 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. Lion Park (21 min) Holy Trinity Cathedral (19 min) This historic 1930s cathedral & royal burial site has a copper dome, murals & many ornate features. Addis Ababa Museum (15 min) Meskel Square (11 min) Large terraced public space used for festivals, concerts & events with a national memorial. |