Attraction · Paga
Paga Crocodile Pond
A sacred pond in Paga, Upper East Region, where habituated West African crocodiles are called to shore by guides and are central to local totem tradition.
Photo: Dieu-Donné Gameli · Source
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Attraction · Nkwanta
Kyabobo National Park
A mountainous national park in Ghana's Oti Region, on the Togo border, with forest-savanna habitats, waterfalls and hiking and mountain-biking trails.
Photo: Tahiru Rajab · Source
Beach · Winneba
Winneba Beach
Winneba Beach is the working shoreline of Winneba (Simpa), a historic fishing port and Effutu Municipal capital on Ghana's Central Region coast near the Ayensu River mouth.
Photo: oneVillage Initiative · Source
Attraction · Tongo
Tengzug Shrine
Tengzug Shrine is the paramount shrine of the Talensi people, set among sacred shrines in the cliffs of the Tongo Hills, about 15 km southeast of Bolgatanga.
Photo: Alhaj Darajaati · Source
Attraction · Aburi
Aburi Botanical Gardens
Aburi Botanical Gardens is a 64.8-hectare botanical garden in Aburi, Eastern Region, Ghana, opened in March 1890 and known for its plant collections and recreation areas.
Photo: Nkansahrexford · Source
Beach · Ada Foah
Ada Foah Beach
Palm-lined beach and estuary at Ada Foah, about 120 km from Accra, where the Volta River meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Photo: SanBa · Source
Attraction · Adanwomase
Adanwomase Kente Village
Adanwomase is a kente-weaving town in Kwabre East District, Ashanti Region, about 27 km northeast of Kumasi, with a Visitor Centre, community workshop and mini kente museum.
Photo: shawnzam · Source
Attraction · Atimpoku
Adomi Bridge
The Adomi Bridge is Ghana's first permanent Volta River crossing and longest suspension bridge, a steel crescent arch at Atimpoku on National Route N2.
Photo: Celestinesucess · Source
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Attraction · Paga
Paga Crocodile Pond
A sacred pond in Paga, Upper East Region, where habituated West African crocodiles are called to shore by guides and are central to local totem tradition.
Photo: Dieu-Donné Gameli · Source
Attraction · Nkwanta
Kyabobo National Park
A mountainous national park in Ghana's Oti Region, on the Togo border, with forest-savanna habitats, waterfalls and hiking and mountain-biking trails.
Photo: Tahiru Rajab · Source
Beach · Winneba
Winneba Beach
Winneba Beach is the working shoreline of Winneba (Simpa), a historic fishing port and Effutu Municipal capital on Ghana's Central Region coast near the Ayensu River mouth.
Photo: oneVillage Initiative · Source
Attraction · Tongo
Tengzug Shrine
Tengzug Shrine is the paramount shrine of the Talensi people, set among sacred shrines in the cliffs of the Tongo Hills, about 15 km southeast of Bolgatanga.
Photo: Alhaj Darajaati · Source
Attraction · Aburi
Aburi Botanical Gardens
Aburi Botanical Gardens is a 64.8-hectare botanical garden in Aburi, Eastern Region, Ghana, opened in March 1890 and known for its plant collections and recreation areas.
Photo: Nkansahrexford · Source
Beach · Ada Foah
Ada Foah Beach
Palm-lined beach and estuary at Ada Foah, about 120 km from Accra, where the Volta River meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Photo: SanBa · Source
Attraction · Adanwomase
Adanwomase Kente Village
Adanwomase is a kente-weaving town in Kwabre East District, Ashanti Region, about 27 km northeast of Kumasi, with a Visitor Centre, community workshop and mini kente museum.
Photo: shawnzam · Source
Attraction · Atimpoku
Adomi Bridge
The Adomi Bridge is Ghana's first permanent Volta River crossing and longest suspension bridge, a steel crescent arch at Atimpoku on National Route N2.
Photo: Celestinesucess · Source
Waterfall · Koforidua
Akaa Falls
Akaa Falls is a seasonal waterfall near Akyeremanteng in the Akuapim North Municipal District, Eastern Region, about 21 km northeast of Koforidua and 7 km from Boti Falls.
Photo: Neeti Shree · Source
Attraction · Akosombo
Akosombo Dam
The Akosombo Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Volta River in Ghana's Eastern Region, operated by the Volta River Authority and impounding Lake Volta.
Photo: Allison Stillwell at English Wikipedia · Source
Beach · Akwidaa
Akwidaa Beach
Akwidaa Beach is the free, open shoreline of a fishing village in Ahanta West District, Western Region, near Cape Three Points, with turtle nesting and beach lodges.
Photo: ecbourque · Source
Waterfall · Adukrom
Asenema Waterfalls
A seasonal rainforest waterfall in the Akuapem Hills of Okere District, Eastern Region, reached by a short marked walk from the main road.
Photo: Robertjamal12 · Source
Attraction · Bonwire
Bonwire Kente Museum
A museum and craft centre in Bonwire, the historic Kente-weaving town in the Ejisu Municipality of Ghana's Ashanti Region, about 18 km from Kumasi.
Photo: Stephen Acheampong · Source
Waterfall · Opersika
Boti Falls
Boti Falls is a seasonal twin waterfall in the forest of Huhunya, Yilo Krobo Municipality, about 17 km northeast of Koforidua in Ghana's Eastern Region.
Photo: Febelix · Source
Beach · Cape Coast
Cape Coast Castle Beach
Cape Coast Castle Beach is the open-access shoreline directly below Cape Coast Castle, a working fishing beach with dangerous surf and no documented visitor amenities.
Photo: Adam Jones · Source
Attraction · Cape Coast
Cape Coast Castle Museum
An ethnography and archaeological museum in a wing of Cape Coast Castle, with exhibits on the transatlantic slave trade and Central Region history.
Photo: tootoo22 · Source
Attraction · Wa
Cathedral of Saint Andrew
St. Andrew's Cathedral is the Roman-Rite cathedral of the Diocese of Wa, an active place of worship in Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana.
Photo: KUUBO EMMANUEL · Source
Attraction · Kumasi
Centre for National Culture, Kumasi
A government-supported cultural centre in Kumasi, established in 1956, with Asante craft workshops, a gallery, a crafts shop and the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum.
Photo: Jude Hammond · Source
Attraction · Elmina
Dutch Cemetery, Elmina
A public, non-denominational colonial burial ground in Elmina, established in 1806 and holding about 70 interments, including Dutch officials and Elmina King Nana Kobina Gyan.
Photo: Fentener van Vlissingen · Source
Attraction · Elmina
Elmina Castle
St. George's Castle, commonly called Elmina Castle, is a 1482 Portuguese-founded castle and museum on a promontory at Elmina in Ghana's Central Region, listed by UNESCO.
Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · Source
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Attraction · Beyin
Fort Apollonia
Fort Apollonia is a colonial-era seafront fort at Beyin, Western Region, Ghana, housing the Museum of Nzema Culture and History since 2010.
Photo: Esthee2010 · Source
Attraction · Teshie
Fort Augustaborg
Fort Augustaborg (Fort Teshie) is a ruined 1787 Danish fort in Teshie, Greater Accra, listed among Ghana's UNESCO-inscribed coastal forts and castles.
Photo: Shahadusadik · Source
Attraction · Butre
Fort Batenstein
Fort Batenstein is a Dutch trading fort built in 1656, now a ruin on the hill above Butre village in Ghana's Western Region, overlooking the Atlantic.
Photo: Macabe5387 · Source
Attraction · Old Ningo
Fort Fredensborg
Fort Fredensborg is a ruined 1734 Danish-Norwegian slave-trading fort at Old Ningo on Ghana's Gulf of Guinea coast, part of a UNESCO World Heritage serial property.
Photo: Owula kpakpo · Source