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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Benin

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Benin

Updated April 14, 2023

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Cotonou, Benin

Ganvie Lake Village

Africa's Venice on stilts.
Pythons at the temple.

Ouidah, Benin

The Temple of Pythons

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
Door of No Return.

Ouidah, Benin

La Porte du Non-Retour (The Door of No Return)

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
Descend into Agongointo-Zoungoudo

Bohicon, Benin

Agongointo-Zoungoudo Archaeological Park

This subterranean town of over 50 dwellings lies thirty feet beneath the Earth's surface.

Abomey, Benin

Voodoo Temple of Abomey

A giant chameleon, with a fascinating purpose.
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