Bole International Airport 29 min
Meskel Square (26 min) Large terraced public space used for festivals, concerts & events with a national memorial. Derg Monument (27 min) Monument with Communist-themed relief sculptures & a 50-m. stone pillar topped by a red star. Mount Entoto (1 hr 6) A 10,500-foot mountain peak surrounded by forest topped with an observatory & religious buildings. Ethnological Museum (39 min) Artifacts, crafts & religious icons tracing Ethiopian culture, on show in an emperor’s palace. Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum የቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ሙዚየም (26 min) History museum dedicated to victims of the 1977 & 1978 'Red Terror' period in Ethiopia. National Museum of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም) (36 min) Ancient relics, contemporary paintings & the famous fossilized bones of the early hominid Lucy. Addis Ababa Museum (29 min) Lion of Judah Statue (25 min) Mercato Market (30 min) Sprawling outdoor market with stalls for handicrafts, jewelry, spices & other eclectic goods. Medhane Alem Cathedral, Addis Ababa (30 min) Cathedral, history, and architecture Sholla Market ሾላ ገበያ (35 min) Zoma Museum (14 min) Museum and art Holy Trinity Cathedral (34 min) This historic 1930s cathedral & royal burial site has a copper dome, murals & many ornate features. Unity Park (30 min) St. George (ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ) (34 min) Octagonal church dating from 1911, with guided tours & a museum of royal & religious objects. |