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Things to do in Sarajevo

Walk Baščaršija's Ottoman lanes, see the rebuilt City Hall and the siege museums, ride the cable car up Trebević and visit the Tunnel of Hope.

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Neighborhood

Baščaršija

The Ottoman market quarter founded in the 15th century, with craft lanes, mosques and the Sebilj fountain.Entry: Free to visit
Food

Bravadžiluk

A lane in Baščaršija, once the blacksmiths' bazaar, now known for ćevapi, pita and ašćinica food.Entry: Pay as you go
Neighborhood

Ferhadija Street

The central street that begins at the Eternal Fire and leads on toward Baščaršija.Entry: Free to visit
Museum

Gallery 11/07/95

A private gallery beside the cathedral that tells the story of Srebrenica through multimedia.Entry: BAM[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Mosque

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

The monumental mosque Gazi Husrev-beg built in 1530 on the right bank of the Miljacka.Entry: Dress modestly; check visiting timesSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Museum

Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

A Yugoslav-modernist museum with a reconstruction of life during the siege and displays on the Second World War.Entry: BAM[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Market

Kazandžiluk

A coppersmiths' street in Baščaršija selling cezve coffee pots, cups and engraved copper pieces.Entry: Free to browse
Neighborhood

Latin Bridge

The stone bridge beside the street corner where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot on 28 June 1914.Entry: Free to visit
Market

Markale Market

The central city market near Ferhadija Street, also a place of remembrance for the shellings of 1994 and 1995.Entry: Pay as you go
Food

Mejtaš district

A central district west of the old town where Visit Sarajevo suggests sit-down restaurants for dinner.Entry: Pay as you go
Museum

Museum of Sarajevo 1878-1918

The museum across the Latin Bridge about the Austro-Hungarian rule and the assassination of 1914.Entry: BAM[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Museum

National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Austro-Hungarian museum that keeps the Sarajevo Haggadah, a 14th-century Jewish manuscript.Entry: BAM[fee]. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Church

Old Orthodox Church

One of the oldest religious monuments in Sarajevo, a short walk from the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque.Entry: Check visiting timesSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Church

Sacred Heart Cathedral

The Cathedral of the Heart of Jesus, designed by Josip Vancaš, with a monument to Pope John Paul II.Entry: Dress modestly; check service timesSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Museum

Sarajevo City Hall

The Pseudo-Moorish city hall completed in 1896, burned in 1992, restored and open to visitors daily.Entry: Check entry at the doorSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Museum

Svrzo's House

A house museum showing how an urban Muslim family lived in the 18th and 19th centuries.Entry: BAM[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Museum

Tunnel of Hope

The siege tunnel dug in 1993 under the airport runway, 800 m long, with 25 m open to visitors.Entry: BAM[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Nature

Vrelo Bosne

A park at the source of the Bosna River, reached by a three-kilometer plane-tree alley from Ilidža.Entry: Check entry rules at the gateSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
MuseumBook ahead

War Childhood Museum

The first museum devoted to growing up in wartime, with personal objects, stories and testimonies from Sarajevo.Entry: Pay at the door or book onlineSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Viewpoint

Yellow Bastion

A hillside bastion above the old town, one of the vantage points Visit Sarajevo recommends.Entry: Open-air viewpointSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets

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