Stone Town
The Stone Town of Zanzibar, also known as Mji Mkongwe, is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. The newer portion of the city is known as Ng'ambo, Swahili for 'the other side'. Wikipedia
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Tanzania
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
House of Wonders Museum · 950 m -
Tippu Tip's House Attraction · 510 m -
Old Fort Museum · 870 m - Hamamni Persian Baths Attraction · 960 m
- The Peace Memorial Museum Museum · 900 m
- Freddie Mercury's House Attraction · 700 m
- Portuguese Arch Monument · 600 m
- Jafferji gallery & boutique Gallery · 640 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.