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The Gazi Antep Archaeology
Museum
Corner of Kamil Ocak Cad and
Istasyon Cad., Sehitkamil Central
District.
www.gaziantepmuzesi.
gov.tr
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Located a short walk from the
city's fortress that, with its 36
towers, dominates the landscape,
the Gazi Antep Archaeology
Museum displays important
items and artefacts from various
periods including the Hittite,
Neolithic and Roman times. It
tells the story of the city, which,
if you and your family are visit-
ing this area of Turkey, close to
the Syrian border, you will find
fascinating.
Open
the museum tends to keep
irregular hours so check with the
tourist office for up-to-date informa-
tion.
Admission
10 YTL
Amenities
wheelchair access, cafe.
Steam Locomotive Museum, Ankara
Railway. There's another exhibi-
tion area inside the station too, so
you could visit both in one trip.
The museum's exhibits are pre-
sented on tracks in beautifully
tended and laid-out gardens. You
can see vintage steam trains used
during World War II, Atatürk's
own private railway carriage and
cranes that might have once been
used to unload them. Two of the
most impressive exhibits are a
black and red American Baldwin
locomotive from the USA that
was in service for 45 years, and a
Wulcan from England that was
put into operation in 1948. A
plan at the entrance of the
museum shows you what and
where the exhibits are. A visit will
make a great family day out.
Open
9am-6pm daily.
Admission
12 YTL.
The Göreme Open-Air
Museum and Göreme
National Park
★★
The Göreme Open Air Museum and
Göreme National Park, Göreme,
Cappadocia.
VALUE
Located at the heart of
Cappadocia, the Göreme Open
Air Museum has a collection of
the most extraordinary 9th- to
11th-century churches and
chapels carved into rocks.
Surrounding this huge expanse
of landscape are the rock forma-
tions known as the 'Fairy
Chimneys' (see p. 209). The
museum tells the story of how
the volcanoes of Erciyes,
Göllüda
g
and Hasanda
g
i
erupted and the resulting lava
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