Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Nasser Rd; adult/child ZMW20/12; 9am-4.30pm)
This big square box of a building
resembling a Soviet-era Moscow ministry is not much more than a shell of a museum.
The decade-long plan to renovate the upstairs galleries to include exhibitions on urban
culture and Zambian history seems to be in a permanent state of suspension leaving a
rather decrepit hodgepodge of cultural, ethnographic and archaeological artefacts. Some
of the textual descriptions related to witchcraft and initiation ceremonies are interesting at
least. Contemporary Zambian paintings and sculpture are displayed downstairs. There's a
basic cafeteria on sight and access to the museum is off Independence Ave.
corner from the museum, is dedicated to freedom fighters and those who lost their lives in
the struggle for Zambia's independence. The depiction of a man breaking his chains sym-
bolises the country's break with colonial bondage and was erected to celebrate Zambia's
independence in 1964. It's a popular place for celebrations on Africa Freedom Day (25
May).
Lusaka City Market
(Los Angeles Rd, New City Market; 7am-7pm)
Fronted by the chaotic and congested
eponymously named bus station as well as a veritable Maginot Line of sidewalk vendors,
reaching the entrance to the
Lusaka City Market
is an achievement in and of itself. Un-
fortunately, while large, lively and packed to the rafters, the clothing and housewares sold
in the warren of stalls aren't of much interest to the average traveller.
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is the largest market in Lusaka (and Zambia). This is one place where you are
most likely to be relieved of your valuables - so you might as well exercise caution and
not bring any. The sheer scale of the market, essentially a densely packed shanty town
spilling out into the surrounding streets in a haphazard fashion, and the amount of goods
on offer and people buzzing around can be overwhelming - consider a visit on a Sunday
when things are a little quieter. Immediately to the west of the market, separated only by a
dusty road-cum-parking lot full of cars soon meant for the scrap heap, is the
New Soweto
Market
, a dull and only partly occupied building with numbered stalls under a covered
roof.
MARKET
Kalimba Reptile Park
PARK, ZOO
