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Wesley Methodist Cathedral
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Fort William
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Flagstaff House
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Monument
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Jamestown Lighthouse
For a great view of the city and the busy and colourful fishing harbour (haze and pollution permitting), climb to the top of the old Lighthouse near James Fort.
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National Museum
Set in pleasant grounds, the national museum features excellent displays on various aspects of Ghanaian culture and history. The displays on local crafts, ceremonial objects and the slave trade are particularly noteworthy.
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National Cultural Centre
The National Cultural Centre is set within peaceful, shaded grounds and includes craft workshops, where you can see brassworking, woodcarving, pottery making, batik cloth dyeing and kente cloth weaving, as well as a gallery and crafts shop.
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Osu Castle
From Independence Square, looking east along the coast towards La Pleasure Beach, you can see Osu Castle. Built by the Danes around 1659 and originally called Christiansborg Castle, its now the seat of government and is off limits to the public.
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Kwame Nkrumah Park
Its all bronze statues and choreographed fountains at the Kwame Nkrumah park, dedicated in the early 1990s to Ghanas first president. The park museum houses a curious collection of Nkrumahs personal belongings, including his presidential desk, bookcase, jacket and student sofa, as
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Makola Market
There is no front door or welcoming sign to the Makola Market. Before you know it, youve been sucked by the human undertow from the usual pavements clogged with vendors hawking food, secondhand clothes and shoes to the market itself. For new arrivals to Africa, it can be an intense
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Labadi Beach
This is where Accra residents love to congregate and party at weekends. It does get extremely crowded, and the pumping music, food smells and heat can all become a bit too much but there is no denying that this is typical Ghana-style partying. Labadi is about 8km east of Accra; to
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Mole National Park
Its not everywhere you can get up close and personal with bus-sized elephants. Face-to-face encounters with these beasts, plus roving gangs of baboons, warthogs, water bucks and antelopes - 90 species of mammals in total - are possibilities at this national park, Ghanas largest at
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Manhyia Palace Museum
Manhyia Palace was built by the British in 1925 to receive Prempeh I when he returned from a quarter of a century of exile in the Seychelles to resume residence in Kumasi. It was used by the Ashanti kings until 1974; the current Asantehene now lives in a modern compound behind the
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Jamestown
Jamestown originated as a community that emerged around the 17th century British James Fort, merging with Accra as the city grew. These days, Jamestown is one the poorer neighbourhoods of Accra but it remains vibrant. For a great view of the city and the busy and colourful fishing
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Kakum National Park
Tucked away in this small pocket of rainforest are endangered forest elephants, colobus monkeys, 300 species of bird and a staggering 600 species of butterfly. However, the main attraction is the canopy walkway suspended 30m (98ft) above the forest floor. It makes for great viewing
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Independence Square
Independence Square is a vast, empty expanse of concrete overlooked by spectator stands of Stalinesque grace. The square is dominated by an enormous McDonalds-like arch, beneath which the Eternal Flame of African Liberation, lit by Kwame Nkrumah, still flickers. It stands empty for
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Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
This museum may be small but the personalised tour included with admission is a fascinating introduction to Ashanti culture and history. Among the displays are artefacts relating to the Ashanti king Prempeh II, including the kings war attire, ceremonial clothing, jewellery, protect
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Pagas Crocodile Ponds
If youve ever dreamt of a Crocodile Dundee photo opportunity, make a beeline for Pagas Crocodile Ponds. The ponds reptiles, which are held sacred by the inhabitants, are reputed to be the friendliest in Africa and while were not totally convinced, plenty of visitors do indeed safel
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St Georges Castle
St George’s Castle, a Unesco heritage site, was built by the Portuguese in 1482, and captured by the Dutch in 1637. From then until they ceded it to the British in 1872, it served as the African headquarters of the Dutch West Indies Company.It was expanded when slaves replaced gold
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Kejetia Market
From afar, the Kejetia Market looks like an alien mothership landed in the centre of Kumasi. Closer up, the rusting tin roofs of this huge market (often cited as the largest in West Africa; there are 11,000 stalls and at least four times as many people working there) look like a ci
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