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Tsitsernakaberd - the monument commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide. It is located at the top of Tsitsernakaberd Park, where you could also find the Genocide Museum.
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Cascade - the massive white steps that ascend from downtown Yerevan towards Haghtanak Park (Victory Park). The Cafesjian Museum of Contemporary Art will be located at the top of Cascade (under construction, will open in 2010).
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Mayr Hayastan - the Mother Armenia statue located in Haghtanak Park (Victory Park) and overlooking downtown Yerevan. Underneath the statue is the Mother Armenia Museum of the Ministry of Defense, and next to the statue is an amusement park.
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Opera - Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall & the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre. Two grand halls that host the Philharmonic Orchestra, various Armenian folk dance ensembles, choirs, operas, ballets, and more.
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Sasuntsi Davit Statue - David of Sasun, an epic Armenian folk hero.
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Ararat Brandy Factory - tours to see the production facilities and taste the company's various brandies.
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Pantheon - cemetary where many famous Armenians are buried.
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Yerablur - military cemetery.
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Cossack Monument in Yerevan
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Hamalir - Sports and Concert complex. Yerevan's answer to the Sydney Operahouse. Hosts various concerts and conferences.
Museums
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Sergei Parajanov House-Museum - a true pleasure, with its eclectic mix of objects which only someone like Parajanov could produce.
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Matenadaran - one of the world's largest repositories of ancient manuscripts.
Streets and other areas within Yerevan
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Republic Square - spectacular fountain shows in the evenings from 21:00 to midnight.
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Vernissage Market - 'the' place to shop for souvenirs.
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Abovian Street - 'the' street back in the day.
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Proshyan Street - also known as "Barbeque Street".
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Northern Avenue - pedestrian boulevard which cuts right through the heart of the center of the city, from Opera to Republic Square.
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Haghtanak Park (Victory Park) - great place to relax one afternoon (if the temperature isn't too hot!). It's also where the Mayr Hayastan statue stands.
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Djrashkharh (Waterworld) - big indoor/outdoor waterpark on the outskirts of the city center.
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Play City - paintball, bowling, catapult, go karting and much more on the outskirts of the city center.
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Yerevan Zoo - zoological park on the outskirts of the city center.
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Haghtanak Bridge (Victory Bridge) - crossing the Hrazdan Gorge from the Brandy Factory to the Wine Factory.
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Hrazdan Gorge - numerous restaurants by the river, and a working mini-train.
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Kond - neighborhood of mud and stone homes, narrow winding alleys, reminescent of the poorer parts of Yerevan before Sovietization.
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