Bole International Airport 23 min
Mercato Market (10 min) Sprawling outdoor market with stalls for handicrafts, jewelry, spices & other eclectic goods. Yekatit 12 Monument ( የካቲት 12 መታሰብያ ሐውልት ) (17 min) Obelisk commemorating the politically motivated mass killings of Ethiopians by Italians in 1937. Holy Trinity Cathedral (16 min) This historic 1930s cathedral & royal burial site has a copper dome, murals & many ornate features. Derg Monument (8 min) Monument with Communist-themed relief sculptures & a 50-m. stone pillar topped by a red star. Lion Park (18 min) Meskel Square (10 min) Large terraced public space used for festivals, concerts & events with a national memorial. Lion of Judah Statue (7 min) Unity Park (13 min) Addis Ababa Museum (13 min) National Museum of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም) (18 min) Ancient relics, contemporary paintings & the famous fossilized bones of the early hominid Lucy. Anwar Mosque (አንዋር መስጊድ) (10 min) Ethnological Museum (20 min) Artifacts, crafts & religious icons tracing Ethiopian culture, on show in an emperor’s palace. Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum የቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ሙዚየም (11 min) History museum dedicated to victims of the 1977 & 1978 'Red Terror' period in Ethiopia. Mount Entoto (46 min) A 10,500-foot mountain peak surrounded by forest topped with an observatory & religious buildings. St. George (ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ) (14 min) Octagonal church dating from 1911, with guided tours & a museum of royal & religious objects. |