Addis Ababa: what to see and where to eat

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5,704,000 people live here

Nearest airport: Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), about 8.1 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

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Things to see

  • association football venue

    Addis Ababa Stadium

    football stadium

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Leghar, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • National Museum of Ethiopia

    Richard van Alphen / Public domain

    national museum

    National Museum of Ethiopia

    museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • St. George's Cathedral

    Vob08 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    cathedral

    St. George's Cathedral

    cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Shola/Ketechene mini bus taxi, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Holy Trinity Cathedral

    Sailko / CC BY 3.0

    eastern orthodox cathedral

    Holy Trinity Cathedral

    cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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  • Mount Entoto

    BenschF / CC BY 2.5

    mountain

    Mount Entoto

    mountain in Ethiopia

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    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • national library

    National Archives and Library of Ethiopia

    national archive and library

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Mojjo/Nazareth/Shashemene/Awassa Minibus Station, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • square

    Meskel Square

    square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Meshwalekya, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Addis Mercato

    JanManu / CC BY-SA 3.0

    market

    Addis Mercato

    marketplace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Gojam Berenda, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    "Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum

    museum in Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Bambis, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Yekatit 12 monument

    Sailko / CC BY 3.0

    monument

    Yekatit 12 monument

    memorial monument in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Tiglachin Monument

    David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0

    monument

    Tiglachin Monument

    memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Mojjo/Nazareth/Shashemene/Awassa Minibus Station, about 14 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • royal palace

    National Palace

    official residence of the President of Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Leghar, about 14 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Monument to the Lion of Judah

    Ondřej Žváček / CC BY 2.5

    statue

    Monument to the Lion of Judah

    statue of Lion of Judah, located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Leghar, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Grand Anwar Mosque

    Francisco Anzola / CC BY 3.0

    mosque

    Grand Anwar Mosque

    largest mosque in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Gojam Berenda, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • river

    Bantyiketu

    river in Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lancha, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Miyazya 27 adebabay

    Vob08 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    square

    Miyazya 27 adebabay

    square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • stadium

    Addis Ababa National Stadium

    building in Ethiopia

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  • theatre building

    Ethiopian National Theatre

    theatre in Addis Ababa

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Mojjo/Nazareth/Shashemene/Awassa Minibus Station, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Hager Fikir Theatre

    Steffen Wurzel / CC BY-SA 3.0

    music venue

    Hager Fikir Theatre

    building in Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • stadium

    Abebe Bikila Stadium

    building in Ethiopia

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  • cathedral

    The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    building in Africa

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Atikilt Tera, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • volcano

    Furi

    mountain

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    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • Guenete Leul Palace

    VBzi / CC BY 2.0

    palace

    Guenete Leul Palace

    building in Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Imperial Palace, Addis Ababa

    Filippo Jean / CC BY-SA 2.0

    royal palace

    Imperial Palace, Addis Ababa

    building in Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Kasantshis ካዛንችስ, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • St. Gevorg church

    DonCamillo / CC BY-SA 4.0

    church building

    St. Gevorg church

    building in Africa

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Ethnological Museum of Addis Ababa

    Sailko / CC BY 3.0

    ethnographic museum

    Ethnological Museum of Addis Ababa

    Ethnological Museum located in Addis Ababa

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Addis Ababa Zoo

    Sakari A. Maaranen / CC BY 3.0

    zoo

    Addis Ababa Zoo

    zoo in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • public library

    Abrehot Library

    public library in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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  • Menelik II monument

    Sculptor: Karl Haertel, died 1941, Photographer Vob08 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    statue

    Menelik II monument

    sculpture

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • monument

    Sebastopol

    large artillery mortar

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Atikilt Tera, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    Ethiopia Museum of Art and Science

    Museum

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Kasantshis ካዛንችስ, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Zoma Museum

    Unknown / Public domain

    museum

    Zoma Museum

    art project in Addis Ababa and Harla, Ethiopia

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  • movie theater

    Sebastopol Cinema

    movie theatre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Meshwalekya, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Entoto Mariam church

    Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0

    church building

    Entoto Mariam church

    church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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  • Yekatit 12 square

    Sailko / CC BY 3.0

    square

    Yekatit 12 square

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Menelik II Square, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Medhane Alem Cathedral

    Steven C. Price / CC BY-SA 4.0

    cathedral

    Medhane Alem Cathedral

    building in Ethiopia

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  • astronomical observatory

    Entoto Observatory and Research Center

    astronomical observatory in Mount Entoto, Ethiopia

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    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • museum

    Addis Ababa Museum

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Places to eat

  • restaurant

    Reboot Coffee

    Food: coffee shop, steak house, burger

    Mo-Su 09:00-21:00

    Addis Ababa

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