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The National Museum of Ghana presents the country's history and culture.
The National Museum of Ghana presents the country's history and culture. It has 3 galleries - on Ghana's past, traditions and art. The small collection spans from prehistoric Africa to the modern day, with items on display including traditional attire and accessories complete with chiefs' regalia, local musical instruments, beads, gold weights, pottery, and sacred tribal artefacts such as Ashanti ancestral stools. You can also see exhibits on traditional dance, agriculture and iron making as well as the slave trade in Ghana. The sculpture garden has life-size statues of historical figures such as Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana. You can pick up some traditional Ghanaian souvenirs in the gift shop.
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The Makola Market in the heart of Accra is a busy place crammed with stalls selling fresh produce, local food, traditional goods, fabrics, Kente clothes, accessories, and handicrafts at reasonable prices
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park was created to honor Kwame Nkrumah, one of the founding fathers and the first president of Ghana
The Independence Square commemorates Ghanaian independence from Britain in 1957 and is the site of the annual Independence Day parades
The Osu Castle, also known as Fort Christiansborg, was built by the Danes in the 17th century and was occupied by the Portuguese and Swedish intermittently over the years
The Artists Alliance Gallery has 3 floors of paintings, sculptures and artifacts, from traditional Ashanti drums and masks, Asafo flags with applique-work, and strip-woven Kente textiles to contemporary Ghanaian art, including the world famous figurative coffins
Bojo beach is a clean and quiet stretch of soft sand along the Gulf of Guinea, with powerful currents