Sightseeing

The central market some hotels and government offices are located at the city centre. The Bastos neighborhood contains foreign embassies and a large expatriate community.

Attractions in the city include the Cameroon Art Museum (located in a Benedictine monastery), the Cameroon National Museum (located in the former presidential palace) and the Afhemi Museum. There is a small zoo in the Mvog-Betsi neighborhood. The presidential palace and compound is in the Etoudi neighborhood.

Yaoundé is the site of several universities: the University of Yaoundé I, University of Yaounde II (on a campus outside of town) and the Catholic University for Central Africa (UCAC).

The city has numerous markets, with the indoor market at Mokolo as one of the biggest. The national football team plays frequent matches in the Ahmadou Ahidjo (or Omnisport) stadium.

The city has an international airport, and railway lines run to Douala and N'Gaoundéré.
Many bus companies operate from Yaoundé, particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods.