Gaddafi Mosque, named after the late former president of Libya Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is Uganda’s National Mosque and the largest in East Africa located at old Kampala. The National Mosque which was opened up in 2007 seats up to 15,000 worshipers and can hold another 1,100 in the gallery, while the outer terrace caters for another 3,500. On a typical visit to the mosque, you will experience history of Islam in Uganda and with 270 steps no place in Kampala has the best view as the mosque tower. The Uganda Museum Located at the heart of Kampala, the Uganda Museum exhibits ethnological, natural-historical and traditional life collections of Uganda’s cultural heritage. The Museum was founded in 1908, after Governor George Wilson called for “all articles of interest” on Uganda to be procured. Among the collections in the Uganda Museum are playable musical instruments, hunting equipment, weaponry, archaeology and entomology.