Eat jollof rice

Walk Cape Coast castles, kente markets, and highlife rhythms of Ghana

Feel Afrobeats energy, sacred groves, and Nollywood buzz of Nigeria

Visit Kumasi, the cultural capital of Ghana and former capital of the Ashanti Empire. Explore the Manhyia Palace Museum (home of the Ashanti king, with royal regalia and historical artifacts), see the Kejetia Market (one of the largest open-air markets in West Africa, bustling with textiles and crafts), and visit the Kumasi Fort and Military Museum (a colonial-era fort showcasing Ghana's military history).

Sobering slave-trade fortress, UNESCO-listed.

Rainforest canopy rope walkway.

Ghana's biggest park, elephants on foot.

One of the world's largest reservoirs.

The oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa, a haunting slave-trade fort.