Heritage / Fort destination
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast, Central
Major UNESCO-listed coastal castle tied to the transatlantic slave trade and Ghana's early colonial, education, and Christian histories.
Destination overview
About Cape Coast Castle
Major UNESCO-listed coastal castle tied to the transatlantic slave trade and Ghana's early colonial, education, and Christian histories.
- UNESCO castle coast
- Diaspora heritage
- guided tours
- 1-2 hours
Travel context
- Category
- Heritage / Fort
- Area
- Cape Coast, Central
- Map centre
- 5.1037, -1.2420
Nearby destinations in Central
Other mapped tourism places in the same region.
From the journal
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