Kumasi
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Overview
Once the capital of the rich and powerful Ashanti kingdom, Ghana's second city is still dripping with Ashanti traditions. Its heart, the huge Kejetia market, throbs like a traditional talking drum and its wares spill into the city so that no matter where you are in Kumasi, it sometimes feels like one enormous marketplace.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
Kumasi
From afar, the Kejetia Market looks like an alien mothership landed in the centre of Kumasi. Closer up, the rusting tin roofs of this huge market (often…
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Kumasi
This museum may be small but the personalised tour included with admission is a fascinating introduction to Ashanti culture and history. Among the…
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Kumasi
Manhyia Palace was built by the British in 1925 to receive Prempeh I when he returned from a quarter of a century of exile in the Seychelles to resume…
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Kumasi
The National Cultural Centre is set within peaceful, shaded grounds and includes craft workshops, where you can see brassworking, woodcarving, pottery…
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Kumasi
This grand red-brick Methodist Church is the largest in the region.
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