The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ghana

11 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ghana

Updated May 3, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Ghana

Kakum Canopy Walkway

Assin South, Ghana

Kakum Canopy Walk

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

Barack Obama visited the castle in 2009.

Cape Coast, Ghana

Cape Coast Castle

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

Mole National Park

West Gonja, Ghana

Mole National Park

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

Tourists can hang out with the crocodiles.

Paga, Ghana

Sacred Crocodile Ponds of Paga

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

A house in the Tongo Hills. (Creative Commons)

Bolgatanga, Ghana

Tengzug Shrine

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

The 15th century Larabanga Mosque.

Larabanga, Ghana

Larabanga Mosque

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

A boat coffin in 1960 (WikiCommons)

Accra, Ghana

Ga-Adangbe Caskets - Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop

The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.

Black Star Square.

Accra, Ghana

Black Star Square

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

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Accra, Ghana

La Tante DC 10

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

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A local version of a colonial tradition, the Winneba Fancy Dress Festival rings in the new year in Ghana.

In Ghana, the New Year Starts With a Fancy Dress Masquerade

Once a colonial tradition, a creative festival has been elevated to new heights.

by Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing

January 11, 2023

Podcast: Elmina Castle

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

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September 7, 2022

The legend of the sasabonsam became a way for Christian missionaries to exert control.

Sasabonsam Enforced the Rules of Renewal in West African Forests

At least until Christian missionaries made them more purely devilish figures.

by Nicole Zakheim

October 28, 2020

The adze has become a scapegoat for a wide range of misfortunes.

In West Africa, the Adze Is an Insectoid Source of Misfortune

Historians believe it originated with the fear of mosquito-borne illness.

by Emma Starer Gross

October 26, 2020

A visitor pays her respects at Assin Manso.

Retracing Ghana's Old Slave Trail

The story of slavery does not begin with the Middle Passage.

by Chiké Frankie Edozien

November 27, 2019

Some signs look quite realistic.

Celebrating Ghana’s Amazing Handpainted Barbershop Signs

These vibrant artworks advertised the freshest styles and sleekest cuts.

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