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Unusual Attractions in Sierra Leone

Kupr, Sierra Leone

Bunce Island

Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.

Tiwai Island

This river island in Sierra Leone is home to impressive biodiversity and the country's first community conservation program.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Old Fourah Bay College

The first European-style university in western Sub-Saharan Africa.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Cotton Tree

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

This national park is home to unique vegetation known as woodland savannah.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Saint John Maroon Church

One of the most important Krio heritage sites in the country.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Old Wharf Steps

One of the oldest brick structures in Freetown.

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