16 sights
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Blloku
The former closed district of the communist elite, now Tirana's busiest area for restaurants and bars.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
Bunk'Art 1
A giant anti-nuclear bunker on the edge of Tirana, near the Dajti cable car, now a museum of 20th-century history.Entry: ALL[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Bunk'Art 2
A Cold War bunker under the center of Tirana, now a museum of the Interior Ministry and the secret police.Entry: ALL[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsViewpoint
Clock Tower, Tirana
An Ottoman stone clock tower from the early 19th century beside Skanderbeg Square, and the city bus stop for Dajti.Entry: Free to see from outsideSearch tours on TiqetsViewpoint
Dajti Ekspres cable car
A cable car of about 15 minutes up Mount Dajti, with views over Tirana and the national park above.Entry: Buy tickets at the lower station. Closed TuesdaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMosque
Et'hem Bey Mosque
An Ottoman mosque on Skanderbeg Square, known for rare frescoes of landscapes and flowers.Entry: Open to visitorsSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Ethnographic Museum, Kruja
A Toptani family house of 1764 inside Kruja Castle, with about 1,000 objects of traditional life.Entry: ALL[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
Grand Park of Tirana
One of the capital's largest green spaces, with walking paths, sports areas, playgrounds and picnic zones.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsMuseum
House of Leaves
A museum in a former State Security listening center, showing how the communist regime watched its citizens.Entry: ALL[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsRuins
Kruja Castle, Kruja
A hilltop castle with nine towers and the Skanderbeg Museum, in the town tied to his defense against the Ottomans.Entry: ALL[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
National History Museum
Albania's largest museum, with about 4,750 objects from antiquity to the 20th century in eight pavilions.Entry: ALL[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsMarket
Old Bazaar, Kruja
A cobbled lane of wooden shops below the castle, selling crafts, carpets, silver and traditional dishes.Entry: Pay as you goMarket
Pazari i Ri (New Bazaar)
A rebuilt covered market of local produce and spices, ringed by cafes, restaurants and craft shops.Entry: Pay as you goViewpoint
Pyramid of Tirana
A 1988 landmark on Dëshmorët e Kombit boulevard, rebuilt as a cultural and technology center for young people.Entry: Free to see from outsideSearch tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Skanderbeg Square
Tirana's central square, paved with stone from every region of Albania and ringed by the National History Museum and City Hall.Entry: Free to visitRuins