Bole International Airport 28 min
Mount Entoto (33 min) A 10,500-foot mountain peak surrounded by forest topped with an observatory & religious buildings. Yekatit 12 Monument ( የካቲት 12 መታሰብያ ሐውልት ) (5 min) Obelisk commemorating the politically motivated mass killings of Ethiopians by Italians in 1937. St. George (ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ) (10 min) Octagonal church dating from 1911, with guided tours & a museum of royal & religious objects. Sholla Market ሾላ ገበያ (16 min) 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. Addis Ababa Museum (19 min) Mercato Market (11 min) Sprawling outdoor market with stalls for handicrafts, jewelry, spices & other eclectic goods. Ethnological Museum (7 min) National Museum of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም) (7 min) Ancient relics, contemporary paintings & the famous fossilized bones of the early hominid Lucy. Holy Trinity Cathedral (11 min) This historic 1930s cathedral & royal burial site has a copper dome, murals & many ornate features. Meskel Square (18 min) Large terraced public space used for festivals, concerts & events with a national memorial. Anwar Mosque (አንዋር መስጊድ) (8 min) Medhane Alem Cathedral, Addis Ababa (25 min) Cathedral, history, and architecture Lion Park (6 min) Derg Monument (12 min) Monument with Communist-themed relief sculptures & a 50-m. stone pillar topped by a red star. |