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Things to do in Kumasi, GH

Armed Forces Museum
Armed Forces Museum

The Kumasi Fort and Military Museum is one of few military museums in Africa. It is located in the Uaddara Barracks in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Prempeh Museum, Kumasi Cultural Centre, Kumasi Zoo and Kumasi Central market are all within walking distance of the fort.

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Kejetia, Kumasi, Ghana
Kejetia, Kumasi, Ghana

The Kumasi Central Market (also known as Kejetia Market) is an open-air market in the city of Kumasi the capital of Ashanti. Kumasi Central Market is in the Rain Forest Bioregion of Ashanti on the Ashantiland Peninsula. Kumasi is approximately 300 miles (480 km) north of the Equator and 100 miles (160 km) north of the Gulf of Guinea.

KNUST Botanical Garden
KNUST Botanical Garden

KNUST botanic garden. The botanical garden is also one of the recreational facilities the KNUST campus.

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Komfo Anokye Sword Site
Komfo Anokye Sword Site

The Sword was planted in 1695 to mark the place where Okomfo Anokye, the legendary priest, invoked the gods and the "Sika Dwa", or the Golden Stool, descended from the sky. It found comfort on the laps of Osei Tutu of Kwaman State now Kumasi hence his pre-eminence-the first Asantehene. Admission and opening times.

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Kumasi Zoo
Kumasi Zoo

Kumasi Zoo With about 60 different animal species on display, the Kumasi Zoo lies adjacent to the Kumasi Cultural Centre in between the famous Kumasi Kejetia Bus Terminal and the old Kumasi Race course Market in the heart of the Ashanti regional capital.

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Kwaku Fitting Shop,
Kwaku Fitting Shop,

The surprise of the night undoubtedly is the appearance of Kwaku Manu. ... The much-awaited Salabash held at the Kumasi city mall ... Fella Makafuiā€™s wine shop shut ...

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Kwame Nkrumah's Statue And Fountain
Kwame Nkrumah's Statue And Fountain

Arrival of the president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, and president of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, ... Kumasi Technical Institute was founded in 1956.

Manhyia
Manhyia

The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene of Asanteman, as well as his official residence. It is located at Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom and Ashanti Region. The first palace is now a museum.

Manhyia Palace
Manhyia Palace

The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene of Asanteman, as well as his official residence. It is located at Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom and Ashanti Region. The first palace is now a museum.

Manhyia Palace Museum
Manhyia Palace Museum

The Museum was officially opened on August 12, 1995 by Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, the 15th King of Asante, as part of activities marking the Silver Jubilee of his accession to Asikadwa (the Gold Stool). The Museum is a two-storey building with open verandas as a yard.

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Millionaires Casino Kumasi, Ghana
Millionaires Casino Kumasi, Ghana

Millionaires Casino (Kumasi, Ghana) Millionaires Casino Kumasi is situated inside the Golden Tulip Hotel, which is set on the extensive tropical gardens and is on the border of the Kumasi Royal Golf Course.

Old Tafo
Old Tafo

Tafo is a town in Kumasi Metropolitan District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana near the regional capital Kumasi. Tafo is the thirtieth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 60,919 people.

Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary
Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary

A bird Sanctuary located near Kumasi. It protects the catchment area of one of the dams use for water supply to the Kumasi metropolis. Until the construction of the Barekese Dam in 1971, Owabi was the only source of water to Kumasi. Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary is the smallest of 4 Wildlife Protected areas in Ghana.

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Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
Prempeh II Jubilee Museum

This museum may be small but the personalised tour included with admission is a fascinating introduction to Ashanti culture and history. Among the displays are artefacts relating to the Ashanti king Prempeh II, including the king's war attire, ceremonial clothing, jewellery, protective amulets, personal equipment for bathing and dining, furniture, royal insignia and some fine brass weights for weighing gold.

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