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Best Attractions in Africa (2026)

Landmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.

187 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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141. Borj Nord

Saadian fortress and arms museumNorth of Fes el-Bali

A Saadian fortress built in 1582 on the hill above the medina, home to Morocco's first museum of arms and a viewpoint over Fes el-Bali.

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144. Central Market

Historic covered marketCentre Ville

Pierre Bousquet's arcaded market hall on Boulevard Mohammed V, completed in the late 1910s and still the place locals buy fish, flowers and produce.

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146. Gold Reef City

Theme park and gold mine tourOrmonde

Gold Reef City is a gold rush themed amusement park built on an old mine in Ormonde, with roller coasters, family rides and an underground mine tour.

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147. Hanging Church

Coptic churchCoptic Cairo

Coptic Cairo's best-known church, built above a gatehouse of the Roman fortress of Babylon and filled with icons, carved screens and a marble pulpit.

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148. Jaekel House

Railway heritage museumEbute Metta

Jaekel House is an 1898 colonial railway mansion in Ebute Metta, restored as a small museum of Nigerian railway history and photographs, set in a large garden.

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150. KwaMuhle Museum

History museumCity Centre

Housed in the former Native Administration offices, the free KwaMuhle Museum explains the Durban System of municipal beer revenue, segregated housing and forced removals.

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151. Mbudya Island

Island beach and marine reserveDar es Salaam Marine Reserve

A protected, uninhabited island north of Bongoyo in the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve, reached by speedboat from the Kunduchi coast or by boat from the Slipway.

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153. Niyo Arts Center

Art gallery and collectiveKigali

A gallery and artists' collective opened in 2014 for East African makers, with studios, murals and a social mission supporting vulnerable groups in Kigali.

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158. Zuma Rock

Monolith and natural landmarkMadalla, Niger State

A huge gabbro and granodiorite monolith beside the Abuja-Kaduna road at Madalla, rising about 300 metres above the plain and pictured on the 100 naira note.

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159. Cape Coast Castle

UNESCO-listed slave castle and museumCape Coast (day trip)

A UNESCO-listed coastal castle and former centre of the Atlantic slave trade, where guided tours lead through the dungeons to the Door of No Return.

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160. Dar Al Ala

Andalusian music museumHabous

A small museum of Arab-Andalusian music in the Habous quarter, run by the association of Andalusian music lovers, with historic instruments, manuscripts and regular musical evenings.

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