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Attractions in Rivers State

Places worth your time in Rivers State, each one checked against a named source.

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5 attractions found in Rivers State

Port Harcourt Old Township, Port Harcourt, Rivers StateCulture, Heritage & Family

Port Harcourt Old Township

Port Harcourt · Rivers State

The original 1913 grid of Port Harcourt, between the Bonny River and the modern city.

1–2 hours

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Port Harcourt Pleasure Park, GRA Phase II, Rivers StateNature & Wildlife

Port Harcourt Pleasure Park

GRA Phase II · Rivers State

The Garden City's landscaped public park off Aba Road, where Port Harcourt goes to walk, eat and hear live music once the working day releases the city.

1–2 hours

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Isaac Boro Park, Port Harcourt, Rivers StateNature & Wildlife

Isaac Boro Park

Port Harcourt · Rivers State

Port Harcourt's central civic park, named for the Niger Delta activist Isaac Adaka Boro and used for public gatherings, ceremonies and ordinary city rest.

45 minutes

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Mile One Market, Port Harcourt, Rivers StateCulture, Heritage & Family

Mile One Market

Port Harcourt · Rivers State

The city's central market and its food halls — periwinkles, smoked fish, palm oil and the ingredients that make Delta cooking recognisable at fifty paces.

1 hour

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King Jaja of Opobo Palace, Opobo Town, Rivers StateCulture, Heritage & Family

King Jaja of Opobo Palace

Opobo Town · Rivers State

The seat of the Opobo kingdom founded by King Jaja, the Delta trader-king who resisted British commercial control.

Half a day

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