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1. Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

Memorial park and mausoleumAccra Central

The memorial park where Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana's independence, holding the marble mausoleum of Ghana's first president and his wife, plus a museum and library.

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2. Black Star Square (Independence Square)

Public square and monumentOsu / Victoriaborg

Ghana's monumental parade ground, completed in 1961, with the Independence Arch, the Black Star Gate and stands for about 30,000 people beside Independence Avenue.

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3. National Museum of Ghana

National history and ethnography museumAdabraka

Ghana's oldest and largest museum, opened on the eve of independence in 1957, with archaeology, ethnography and art galleries and a sculpture garden.

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4. W.E.B. Du Bois Centre for Pan African Culture

Memorial museum and mausoleumCantonments

The former Accra home of W.E.B. Du Bois, now a memorial centre with his tomb, a small museum and his personal library, under restoration from 2026.

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5. Ghana National Mosque

MosqueKanda (Kawukudi)

Opened in 2021, Ghana's National Mosque in Kanda is an Ottoman Revival complex with four 65-metre minarets, room for 15,000 worshippers and a library and school.

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6. Jamestown Lighthouse

Historic lighthouse and viewpointJamestown

A red-and-white 1930s lighthouse in old Jamestown, about 28 metres tall, whose spiral stairs lead to wide views over the fishing harbour and Accra's coast.

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7. Aburi Botanical Gardens

Botanical gardenAburi (day trip)

Founded in 1890 in the cool Akuapem Hills about 30 km from Accra, Aburi's 160-acre botanical garden is known for its royal palm avenue and giant trees.

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8. Parliament of Ghana Museum

Parliamentary history museumRidge

Ghana's first parliamentary museum, opened inside Parliament House in September 2026, tells the story of the country's legislature through documents, memorabilia and multimedia.

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9. 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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10. Kakum National Park

National park and canopy walkwayCentral Region (day trip)

A protected rainforest north of Cape Coast, famous for a canopy walkway of seven suspension bridges strung high between giant trees, plus guided forest and night walks.

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