Graveyard For Dead Computers, Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana

Spreading along the Atlantic coast, the city is endowed with excellent restaurants and decent night clubs. A range of absorbing museums and fine public monuments, modern business and commercial areas, as well as busy, well-stocked markets and tree-lined residential neighborhoods are waiting to be explored. The Accra metropolis hosts the National Museum, which houses a cream collection of Ghana’s historical treasures; the National Theatre, with its distinctive modern Chinese architecture; and the National Cultural Centre, whose arts and crafts bazaar and traditional textile market is the best place to find traditional handicrafts from all over Ghana. The Du Bois Centre is a source of inspiration, housing a research library and gallery of manuscripts, as well as the graves of this famed African – American scholar and his wife. The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum is the last resting place of Ghana’s first President who is remembered in history as one of the leading exponents of Pan –Africanism during his days.
Historical sites, such as Jamestown area in which the national monuments of Usher Fort and James Fort are located, are well preserved. Accra is replete with palm tree-fringed beaches, blue skies and the Atlantic Ocean. The most popular is Labadi Beach, a festive beach for relaxation and entertainment. Kokrobite Beach is 25 kilometers west of Accra. A modern hotel faces the beach front and the area houses the Academy of African Music and Arts. Also of note are Christianborg or Osu Castle, built by the Danes in the 17th century, Golden Jubilee House, the new residence and office of the president of Ghana, Accra Centre for National Culture, the Ohene Djan Stadium, the Independence Square, the Parliament of Ghana, the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT. The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra.