Museums and history in Ghana

Museums and history in Cape Coast

Cape Coast Castle

UNESCO-listed 17th-century slave castle on the Cape Coast waterfront, with guided tours of the dungeons, the Door of No…

• All ages (under 7 may find the content intense)
• Both

Entry from GHS 50

Museums and history in Elmina

Elmina Castle (St George's Castle)

The oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa, built by the Portuguese in 1482, with guided tours of the slave dun…

• All ages (content is intense for young children)
• Both

Entry from GHS 40

Museums and history in Elmina

Elmina Java Museum

A small museum off the Accra–Takoradi highway telling the story of Elmina, Java Hill and the Belanda Hitam — the Africa…

• All ages
• Indoor

Entry from GHS 40

Museums and history in Beyin

Nzulezu Stilt Village

A 500-year-old village built on stilts over Lake Tadane in the Amansuri wetlands, reached by dugout canoe through reeds…

• All ages
• Outdoor

Museums and history in Dixcove

Fort Metal Cross Dixcove

A clifftop 17th-century fort above the fishing harbour at Dixcove, built by the British and now a historic monument ove…

• All ages
• Outdoor

Museums and history in Kumasi

Manhyia Palace Museum

The former palace of the Asantehene in Kumasi, now a museum of Ashanti royal history, with the golden stool story, roya…

• All ages
• Both

Entry from GHS 30

Museums and history in Kumasi

Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and Kumasi Cultural Centre

A museum of Asante history inside the Kumasi National Cultural Centre, alongside a craft village, souvenir shops, a res…

• All ages
• Both

Museums and history in Damongo

Mognori Village

A riverside village near Mole National Park reached by canoe through the jungle, with a cultural tour of the community…

• All ages
• Outdoor

Museums and history in Larabanga

Larabanga Mosque

One of West Africa's oldest mosques, a 15th-century mud-and-stick building near the Mole National Park gate, with the M…

• All ages
• Outdoor

Museums and history in Bolgatanga

Sirigu SWOPA

A women's pottery and arts cooperative about 30–36 km north of Bolgatanga, with traditional painted architecture, potte…

• All ages
• Outdoor

Museums and history in Accra

National Museum of Ghana

Ghana's national museum on Barnes Road in central Accra, with archaeology, traditional arts, cultural heritage and a pl…

• All ages
• Indoor

Entry from GHS 20

Museums and history in Accra

Museum of Science and Technology

A science museum on Barnes Road in Accra, opened in 1965, with exhibits including a human heart and a piece of moon roc…

• All ages
• Indoor

Entry from GHS 20