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Unusual
Attractions
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Assin South, Ghana

Kakum Canopy Walk

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

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Sacred Crocodile Ponds of Paga

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

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West Gonja, Ghana

Mole National Park

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

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Cape Coast, Ghana

Cape Coast Castle

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

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Bolgatanga, Ghana

Tengzug Shrine

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

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Larabanga, Ghana

Larabanga Mosque

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

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Ga-Adangbe Caskets - Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop

The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.

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Agbogbloshie

The world’s largest digital waste dump has become a site where organized criminals hack into confidential government data.

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Unique
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in Ghana

Miracle Berries

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Fruits & Vegetables

Miracle Berries

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.

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Palm Wine

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Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.

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