Bole International Airport 29 min
Holy Trinity Cathedral (15 min) This historic 1930s cathedral & royal burial site has a copper dome, murals & many ornate features. National Museum of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም) (12 min) Ancient relics, contemporary paintings & the famous fossilized bones of the early hominid Lucy. Lion Park (10 min) Anwar Mosque (አንዋር መስጊድ) (7 min) Meskel Square (18 min) Large terraced public space used for festivals, concerts & events with a national memorial. Mercato Market (10 min) Sprawling outdoor market with stalls for handicrafts, jewelry, spices & other eclectic goods. Derg Monument (11 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 (16 min) History museum dedicated to victims of the 1977 & 1978 'Red Terror' period in Ethiopia. Mount Entoto (38 min) A 10,500-foot mountain peak surrounded by forest topped with an observatory & religious buildings. Addis Ababa Museum (19 min) Lion of Judah Statue (16 min) Yekatit 12 Monument ( የካቲት 12 መታሰብያ ሐውልት ) (10 min) Obelisk commemorating the politically motivated mass killings of Ethiopians by Italians in 1937. St. George (ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ) (6 min) Octagonal church dating from 1911, with guided tours & a museum of royal & religious objects. Unity Park (13 min) Ethnological Museum (12 min) Artifacts, crafts & religious icons tracing Ethiopian culture, on show in an emperor’s palace. |