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10 best places in Freetown
Founded by freed slaves on hills above one of Africa's largest natural harbors, Freetown blends colonial architecture, pounding Atlantic surf, and one of the continent's oldest trees.
Cotton Tree
A massive cotton tree in the city center where, legend has it, the first freed settlers prayed together in 1792.
Sierra Leone National Museum
A small museum by the Cotton Tree displaying Mende masks, historic photographs, and the story of the country's independence struggle.
Big Market
A two-story colonial-era market from the 1880s selling wood carvings, fabrics, and traditional masks.
St. George's Cathedral
A 19th-century Anglican cathedral built of local laterite stone, one of Freetown's oldest surviving buildings.
Lumley Beach
A long city beach lined with sand bars where the whole town gathers at sunset over the Atlantic.
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
A sanctuary in the forested hills above the city rescuing and rehabilitating chimpanzees displaced by vanishing forest.
King's Yard Gate
An 1817 stone gate through which thousands of freed Africans intercepted by the British Navy first stepped ashore.
Bunce Island
A fortified island up the river estuary and former slave-trading post — a heavy but essential chapter of transatlantic history.
Balmaya Restaurant
A beachfront restaurant near Lumley serving fresh lobster and traditional cassava-leaf rice with mango sauce.
Choithram Coffee Shop
A popular downtown coffee spot where expats and locals meet over frappés and fresh pastries.
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