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4.6 average across 26 rated listings
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Free public admission; individual attractions, tours, meals, and purchases cost extra – Low-cost paid entry at the door; concerts ticketed separately
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Bosnia & Herzegovina

Ars Aevi

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: An international contemporary-art collection founded during Sarajevo’s siege through artists’ donations and cultural solidarity.

Discover Ars Aevi at Brodac 1 in Sarajevo: international contemporary art, wartime solidarity, and an easy pairing with City Hall and Baščaršija.

Contemporary art enthusiasts Cultural history travelers Architecture enthusiasts

Avaz Twist Tower

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: A 172-meter twisting glass skyscraper with a 36th-floor observation deck and a 35th-floor coffee bar overlooking Sarajevo.

Sarajevo's 172m Avaz Twist Tower, opened in 2009, offers a 36th-floor observation deck and Sky Lounge 35 coffee bar, open daily 7AM-11PM.

Sightseers Photographers Business Travelers

Baščaršija

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Sarajevo’s Ottoman bazaar is known for Sebilj fountain, traditional copper workshops, historic mosques, and Bosnian coffee.

Explore Sarajevo’s Baščaršija for Sebilj fountain, copper workshops, Ottoman architecture, and Bosnian coffee, with practical access and visiting tips.

Ottoman history enthusiasts Traditional craft shoppers Bosnian food explorers

Bosna Spring

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Karst springs forming the source of the River Bosna, reached via the historic tree-lined Velika aleja avenue in Ilidža

Protected source of the River Bosna in Ilidža, Sarajevo, with karst springs, swans, wooden bridges, a tree-lined avenue, and fijaker rides.

Nature Enthusiasts Couples Families with Kids

Brusa Bezistan

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: A six-domed 1551 Ottoman silk market housing Sarajevo's archaeological and Ottoman-era history collections and a city model

Rüstem Pasha's 1551 six-domed silk market in Baščaršija, now a Museum of Sarajevo branch tracing local history from Neolithic Butmir to Ottoman…

History Buffs Culture Seekers Architecture Enthusiasts

Gallery 11/07/95

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Srebrenica Massacre Memorial, Multimedia Art Installations, Documentary Film Screenings

Gallery 11/07/95 is a modern space dedicated to showcasing multimedia art and documentaries that commemorate the Srebrenica massacre.

History Buffs Art Enthusiasts Reflective Travelers

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Bosnia's largest historic mosque, a 1532 masterpiece of early Istanbul-style Ottoman architecture in Sarajevo's old bazaar

Sarajevo's 1532 Ottoman mosque in Baščaršija, built by Adžem Esir Ali, with a domed prayer hall, šadrvan fountain and the founder's turbe.

History Buffs Architecture Enthusiasts Religious Travelers

Gazi Husrev-Beg’s Museum

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Interpreting Gazi Husrev-beg’s Ottoman-era endowments inside Sarajevo’s 1537 Kuršumlija Madrasa.

Explore Sarajevo’s Gazi Husrev-Beg's Museum in the 1537 Kuršumlija Madrasa, tracing Ottoman endowments beside Baščaršija’s landmark mosque.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Its intimate Surrounded: Sarajevo 1992–1995 siege exhibition inside a celebrated 1963 Yugoslav modernist pavilion

Sarajevo's 1945-founded history museum in a 1963 modernist pavilion, home to the moving Surrounded: Sarajevo 1992–1995 siege exhibit. Open daily 9AM–7PM.

History Buffs Architecture Fans Students

Location of Sarajevo Assassination

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: The street corner where Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie in June 1914.

Visit Sarajevo’s 1914 assassination site beside Latin Bridge, with its memorial plaque, adjoining history museum, tram access, and nearby sights.

World War I history enthusiasts History-focused families Independent walking-tour travelers

Meet Bosnia Tours – Sarajevo Tours, Days Out, Excursions and Activities

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Guided Sarajevo history tours, Herzegovina day trips and practical airport-transfer services from Baščaršija.

Meet Bosnia Tours plans Sarajevo city, war-history and Bosnia day trips from its Old Town office, with airport transfers and luggage storage.

History Buffs First-Time Visitors Solo Travelers

Museum of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Archival evidence and survivor testimony documenting crimes against civilians during Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 1992–1995 war.

Sarajevo’s Museum of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide uses testimony, documents and personal belongings to confront the 1992–1995 war.

History Buffs Solo Travelers Reflective Travelers

Museum of Literature & Performing Arts

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Manuscripts, memorabilia and theatre history of Bosnia and Herzegovina's writers, actors and stage traditions in central Sarajevo

Sarajevo's 1961-founded museum of Bosnian writers and theatre, with Andrić memorabilia and stage costumes, steps from Ferhadija and Baščaršija.

Literature lovers Theatre enthusiasts History buffs

Old Serbian Orthodox Church Museum

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Its exceptional collection of medieval icons, Cyrillic manuscripts, vestments, and Orthodox liturgical metalwork.

Explore 700 Orthodox treasures, medieval icons and Cyrillic manuscripts inside Sarajevo’s 16th-century Old Church beside Baščaršija.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Olympic Museum

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Preserving Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics memorabilia in the historic, restored Mandić Villa.

Explore Sarajevo's Olympic Museum in the restored Mandić Villa, with Sarajevo 1984 memorabilia, torches, posters and Vučko mascot displays.

Sports fans History buffs Families with kids

Park Safet Zajko

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: A spacious Sarajevo memorial park with family play areas, shade trees, walking paths and outdoor recreation.

Free Novi Grad park in Sarajevo honoring Safet Zajko, with shaded paths, lawns, playgrounds and outdoor sports areas.

Families with Kids Nature Enthusiasts Budget Travelers

Sarajevo City Hall

Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous for: Neo-Moorish 1896 landmark, former national library burned in 1992, rebuilt in 2014 with a dazzling stained-glass atrium

Sarajevo's 1896 Neo-Moorish City Hall, burned in 1992 and rebuilt in 2014, with a glass-domed atrium and 1914–2014 exhibit. Open daily 9:00–17:00.

History Buffs Architecture Lovers Culture Seekers
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