Bole International Airport 16 min
Lion Park (14 min) Addis Ababa Museum (13 min) Meskel Square (15 min) Large terraced public space used for festivals, concerts & events with a national memorial. Mercato Market (24 min) Sprawling outdoor market with stalls for handicrafts, jewelry, spices & other eclectic goods. St. George (ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ) (18 min) Octagonal church dating from 1911, with guided tours & a museum of royal & religious objects. National Museum of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም) (13 min) Ancient relics, contemporary paintings & the famous fossilized bones of the early hominid Lucy. Lion of Judah Statue (14 min) Medhane Alem Cathedral, Addis Ababa (9 min) Cathedral, history, and architecture Holy Trinity Cathedral (11 min) This historic 1930s cathedral & royal burial site has a copper dome, murals & many ornate features. Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum የቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ሙዚየም (10 min) History museum dedicated to victims of the 1977 & 1978 'Red Terror' period in Ethiopia. Ethnological Museum (16 min) Artifacts, crafts & religious icons tracing Ethiopian culture, on show in an emperor’s palace. Derg Monument (17 min) Monument with Communist-themed relief sculptures & a 50-m. stone pillar topped by a red star. Unity Park (10 min) Sholla Market ሾላ ገበያ (10 min) Mount Entoto (43 min) A 10,500-foot mountain peak surrounded by forest topped with an observatory & religious buildings. |