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17 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sierra Leone

Updated June 5, 2025

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Islands 3
Cemeteries 2
World War Ii 2
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Podcast: Pricilla’s Homecoming

A family history, from Sierra Leone to South Carolina, 250 years in the making.
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Excavation of the slave quarters at Belvoir.

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The Victorian Traderess Who Battled Colonialism and Crocodiles in Africa

Mary Kingsley collected fish and insect samples, poked a hippopotamus, and climbed one of Africa’s tallest mountains—all while wearing a skirt.
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