Cape Coast Castle courtyard and cannons overlooking the Atlantic

Explore Ghana

Ghana

Cape Coast Castle · Photo: Rjruiziii · License: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Ghana brings together coastal cities, inland communities and places to explore across sixteen regions. Start with the reviewed destination guides and build a trip around the places that interest you.

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Where to go

Destinations

Greater AccraCentralAshantiVoltaWesternEasternNorthernSavannahUpper EastUpper WestOtiBono EastBonoWestern North

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Places to explore

Attraction · Elmina

Fort Coenraadsburg

Fort St. Jago (Fort Coenraadsburg) is a small Dutch-era hilltop fort opposite Elmina Castle in Elmina, Central Region, Ghana.

Photo: Edward Kamau · Source

Attraction · Akwidaa

Fort Dorothea ruins

Fort Dorothea is a ruined 17th-century fortification on a rocky hill at Akwidaa, Western Region, Ghana, reached by trekking with local permission.

Photo: Stig Nygaard · 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

Attraction · Senya Beraku

Fort Good Hope

Fort Good Hope (Fort de Goede Hoop) is a restored Dutch coastal fort at Senya Beraku, Central Region, Ghana, now a rest house, bed-and-breakfast and visitor attraction.

Photo: Nandi D · Source

Attraction · Prince's Town

Fort Gross-Friedrichsburg

Ghana's only German-built fort, a hilltop fortification on Manfro Hill at Princes Town (Pokesu), Western Region, now a partially restored attraction and rest house.

Photo: Roberto Zaugg · Source

Attraction · Dixcove

Fort Metal Cross

Fort Metal Cross is a British colonial fort begun in 1692 on a promontory at Dixcove in Ghana's Western Region, now a UNESCO-listed protected monument.

Photo: Nicholas McGee · Source

Attraction · Apam

Fort Patience

Dutch-built Fort Patience (Fort Lijdzaamheid) stands on a promontory at Apam, Central Region, overlooking the fishing harbour and Gulf of Guinea coast.

Photo: Street4kingz · Source

Attraction · Keta

Fort Prinzenstein

Fort Prinzenstein is a partly ruined 1784 Danish fort at Keta in the Volta Region, part of Ghana's UNESCO-listed forts and castles.

Photo: Khobbyyyy · Source

Attraction · Shama

Fort San Sebastian

Fort San Sebastian at Shama, Western Region, is a Portuguese fort of 1520–1526, later expanded by the Dutch and now a National Monument in Ghana's UNESCO-listed forts and castles.

Photo: Esthee2010 · Source

Attraction · Shama

Fort San Sebastian, Shama

Fort San Sebastian in Shama, Western Region, is a Portuguese-built fort of 1520–1526, now a National Monument and part of the UNESCO-listed Forts and Castles of Ghana.

Photo: Esthee2010 · Source

Attraction · Axim

Fort Santo Antonio

Portuguese-built fort begun in 1515 at Axim, Western Region, now a UNESCO-listed state monument managed by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board and closed since 18 December 2025.

Photo: Jesuraj Alakassery · Source

Attraction · Axim

Fort St. Antony

Portuguese-built fort begun in 1515 on a rocky promontory at Axim, later a Dutch Gold Coast stronghold and now a UNESCO-listed state-owned site open to the public.

Photo: Jesuraj Alakassery · Source

Attraction · Komenda

Fort Vredenburg

Fort Vredenburgh is a ruined 1682 Dutch fort on the Komenda River at Dutch Komenda, Central Region, inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 1979.

Photo: Flixtey · Source

Attraction · Anomabo

Fort William

Fort William is a British trading fort at Anomabo in Ghana's Central Region, built from 1753, later a prison, and now in the custody of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.

Photo: Fquasie · Source

Attraction · Winneba

Fort Winneba

Fort Winneba is a 1694 Royal African Company fort on the coast at Winneba, Effutu Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana, built to facilitate the trade in enslaved people.

Photo: T.Chordson · Source

Hotel · Ho

Freedom Hotel

Freedom Hotel Limited is a privately owned hotel on the Ho-Nyive Road in Ho, Volta Region, established in 1994 and reporting 80 rooms, restaurants, bars and a pool.

Photo: John Englart (Takver) · Source

Waterfall · Kintampo

Fuller Falls

Fuller Falls is a multi-step waterfall on the Oyoko River at Yabraso, about 7 km west of Kintampo in Ghana's Bono East Region.

Photo: neate photos · Source

Attraction · Gwollu

Gwollu Slave Defence Wall

A 19th-century mud-and-brick defence wall in Gwollu, Upper West Region, built by Gwollu Koro Limann against slave traders and managed by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.

Photo: Sir Amugi · Source

Attraction · Ho

Ho Airport

Ho Airport (ICAO: DGAH) is a GACL-operated regional airport serving Ho in Ghana's Volta Region, opened to commercial traffic in December 2021.

Photo: archer10 (Dennis) · Source

Attraction · Ho

Ho Central Market

Ho Central Market, known as Ho Asigame, is one of the Volta Region's biggest trading centres, drawing traders and buyers from across Ho, the region and neighbouring Togo.

Photo: Brian Giesen · Source

Visitor information · Ho

Ho Municipal Assembly

Ho Municipal Assembly is the local government assembly for Ho Municipal District in Ghana's Volta Region, with offices in Ho, the regional capital.

Photo: Pneuman Ametorxe · Source

Attraction · Accra

Independence Square

Independence Square, or Black Star Square, is Accra's national monument square in Osu, home to the Independence Arch, the Black Star Gate and the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier.

Photo: Rjruiziii · Source

Attraction · Koforidua

Jackson Park

Jackson Park is a historic public park and community centre in central Koforidua, Eastern Region, redeveloped from 2021 with sports, event and civic facilities.

Photo: Nkansahrexford · Source

Attraction · Accra

James Fort

James Fort is a 17th-century British fort in Jamestown, Accra, built in 1673, later a prison and now a GMMB-managed heritage site that is currently listed as temporarily closed.

Photo: Newfoundlandguy · Source

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