Lively Centar is the site of major museums like the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, tracing the country’s independence history, the Museum of Skopje, and the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia. Global eateries and bars cluster near grand Macedonia Square and its monuments. The 1400s Stone Bridge crosses the Vardar River to the Old Town, home to the huge Kale Fortress, the Old Bazaar, and Ottoman-era landmarks.