THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Lagos

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Lagos

• National Museum Lagos — The Nigerian National Museum is a national museum of Nigeria, located in the city of Lagos. The museum has a notable collection of Nigerian art, including pieces of statuary, carvings, and archaeological and ethnographic exhibits. Of note is a terracotta human head known as the Jemaa Head, part of the Nok culture. The piece is named after Jema'a, the village where it was discovered. The museum is located at Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The museum is administered by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments.
• Lekki Conservation Centre — (LCC) is a 78-hectare (190-acre) Natural Resource Conservation reserve in Lekki, Lagos State Nigeria. It is part of the PARCC West Africa project.
• Nike Art Gallery — Nike Art Gallery is an art gallery in Lekki, Nigeria owned by Nike Davies-Okundaye. The gallery is one of the largest of its kind in West Africa, it boasts a collection of about 8,000 diverse artworks from various Nigerian artists like Chief Josephine Oboh Macleod.
• Freedom Park — Freedom Park is a memorial and leisure park area in the middle of downtown Lagos in Lagos Island, Nigeria which was formerly Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison. It was designed by the architect Theo Lawson as a speculative project under the CIA-Lagos in 1999.
• Iga Idungaran — Immerse yourself in rich Yoruba heritage by visiting this historic royal palace, the official ceremonial residence of the Oba.
• Third Mainland Bridge — Third Mainland Bridge is the longest of three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland, the others are the Eko and Carter bridges. It was the longest bridge in Africa until 1996 when the 6th October Bridge located in Cairo was completed. The bridge starts from Oworonshoki which is linked to the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway and Oshodi–Apapa Expressway, and ends at the Adeniji Adele Interchange on Lagos Island. There is also a link midway through the bridge that leads to Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba. The bridge was built by Julius Berger Nigeria PLC. The phase one of the project was commissioned by President Shehu Shagari (1925–2018) in 1980 and completed by President Ibrahim Babangida in 1990; it measures about 11.8 km in length.
• Lekki Market — Lekki Market (Oba Elegushi Market) on the Lekki-Epe Expressway is a large market selling African fabrics, beads, art, souvenirs, and household goods, popular with locals and tourists for bargains.
• Badagry Heritage Museum — The Badagry Heritage Museum in the coastal town of Badagry, 65km west of Lagos, documents the trans-Atlantic slave trade, with artifacts, chains, and exhibits on the Badagry Point of No Return.
• Slave Route — The Slave Route in Badagry traces the path taken by enslaved Africans from the interior to the coast during the Atlantic slave trade. Key stops along the route include the Vlekete Slave Market, the Point of No Return, and the Badagry Heritage Museum, documenting one of the darkest chapters in West African history.
• Jhalobia Recreation Park — Jhalobia Recreation Park and Gardens in Lagos is a landscaped park with gardens, a lake, event spaces, and picnic areas, popular for events, weddings, and family outings.
• Omu Resort — Enjoy a thrilling family day out featuring an amusement park, mini zoo, waterpark, and go-karting set amidst scenic coastal rainforest.
• Lufasi Park — Lekki Urban Forest and Animal Shelter Initiative (LUFASI) Park is a nature reserve on the Lekki-Epe Expressway with forest trails, a stream, and rescued animals including monkeys and tortoises, a green escape from the city.
• Tafawa Balewa Square — The Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) is a 14.5-hectare (35.8-acre) ceremonial ground in Lagos Island, Lagos.