Bole International Airport 20 min
Addis Ababa Museum (10 min) Holy Trinity Cathedral (10 min) This historic 1930s cathedral & royal burial site has a copper dome, murals & many ornate features. Yekatit 12 Monument ( የካቲት 12 መታሰብያ ሐውልት ) (13 min) Obelisk commemorating the politically motivated mass killings of Ethiopians by Italians in 1937. Ethnological Museum (14 min) Artifacts, crafts & religious icons tracing Ethiopian culture, on show in an emperor’s palace. Mount Entoto (42 min) A 10,500-foot mountain peak surrounded by forest topped with an observatory & religious buildings. Derg Monument (10 min) Monument with Communist-themed relief sculptures & a 50-m. stone pillar topped by a red star. St. George (ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ) (10 min) Octagonal church dating from 1911, with guided tours & a museum of royal & religious objects. Lion Park (12 min) Unity Park (5 min) St George Gallery (7 min) Classy gallery selling Ethiopian art as well as textiles, furniture, antiques & jewelry. National Museum of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም) (11 min) Ancient relics, contemporary paintings & the famous fossilized bones of the early hominid Lucy. Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum የቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ሙዚየም (17 min) History museum dedicated to victims of the 1977 & 1978 'Red Terror' period in Ethiopia. Mercato Market (11 min) Sprawling outdoor market with stalls for handicrafts, jewelry, spices & other eclectic goods. Lion of Judah Statue (13 min) Meskel Square (15 min) Large terraced public space used for festivals, concerts & events with a national memorial. |