Sarajevo (Things to do - Places to Visit) - SARAJEVO Top Tourist Placesbr The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovinabr Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a compact city on the Miljacka River, surrounded by the Dinaric Alps. br br Its center has museums commemorating local history, including Sarajevo 1878–1918, which covers the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an event that sparked World War I. Landmarks of the old quarter, Baščaršija, include the Ottoman-era Gazi Husrev-Bey Mosque.