Museum, Palace

The House of Wonders, built in 1883 by the then Sultan Barghash, was the largest house in East Africa and was equipped with all kinds of unknown "wonders": running water, electricity, elevator. Around these "wonders" is grouped a collection of relics from Zanzibar's past in today's Zanzibar Museum of History and Culture. The House of Wonders is located on the main promenade between the Old Fort and the former Sultan's Palace. [btn "The 10…

Cathedral, Museum

On the eastern edge of Stone Town stands the Anglican Cathedral. The same site was formerly the site of the last African slave market, which was reluctantly abolished by the Sultan Barghash in 1873 under British pressure. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Stone Town" https://www.booking.com/city/tz/stone-town.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-stonetown-anglican] Slavery Museum Next to the cathedral in the basement of the former mission hospital are two…

Museum

One of the most famous singers of all time and frontman of Queen, Freddie Mercury was born in Stone Town, Zanzibar. His birthplace can be found on one of the main pedestrian areas of Kenyatta Rode near the large Tembo B&B Apartments. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Stone Town" https://www.booking.com/city/tz/stone-town.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-stonetown-freddie] Freddie Mercury lived in this house between 1946 and 1964 and a small museum was…

Museum

The Peace Museum is housed in the magnificent 1925 Beit al Amani building and is located on the southern edge of Stone Town. Currently the building is not a museum, only a library, so the interior is not worth a visit. However, if you have an extra hour in Stone Town, be sure to take the short walk here from the centre. The beautiful building in the middle of a small square is well worth a visit. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Stone Town" https:…