Ogbunike · Anambra State
Ogbunike Caves
A cave system at Ogbunike in continuous ritual use, on Nigeria's UNESCO tentative list.
CaveUNESCO Tentative List
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Lesser-known places, cultural traditions and stories that receive less international attention than Nigeria's best-known destinations. Most are very well known to the communities who keep them. We publish a record only once we hold a source and a real photograph for it.
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Erin-Ijesha · Osun State
Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls
A multi-tier waterfall at Erin-Ijesha, climbed in stages up the hillside.
WaterfallNatural Heritage
Idanre · Ondo State
Idanre Hills
Hilltop settlement above Idanre town, occupied for centuries and reached by a long stone stairway.
Cultural LandscapeUNESCO Tentative List
Madagali · Adamawa State
Sukur Cultural Landscape
Nigeria's first UNESCO World Heritage site: a terraced hilltop landscape with the Hidi's palace.
Cultural LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage Site
Osogbo · Osun State
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
UNESCO-inscribed sacred forest on the Osun River, dedicated to the goddess Osun.
Sacred SiteUNESCO World Heritage Site
Dala · Kano State
Kano City Walls
Ancient defensive walls built several centuries ago that once protected Kano city.
Historic SettlementUNESCO Tentative List
Badagry · Lagos State
Point of No Return, Gberefu
The shoreline on Gberefu Island, Badagry, remembered as the last point of departure for people trafficked across the Atlantic.
Slave Trade HistoryNational Heritage
Lokoja · Kogi State
Niger–Benue Confluence, Lokoja
The meeting of Nigeria's two great rivers, seen from the Mount Patti escarpment above Lokoja.
RiverNatural Heritage
Opobo Town · Rivers State
King Jaja of Opobo Palace
The seat of the Opobo kingdom founded by King Jaja, the Delta trader-king who resisted British commercial control.
Resistance HistoryCultural Heritage
Ikom · Cross River State
Alok Ikom Stone Monoliths
Carved basalt monoliths standing in village circles around Ikom, incised with faces and geometric marks.
Archaeological SiteUNESCO Tentative List
Argungu · Kebbi State
Argungu Fishing Festival
A mass hand-fishing competition on the Matan Fada river, held with Kebbi's wider cultural festival.
FestivalCultural Heritage
Kano City · Kano State
Kano Durbar
The Sallah horse procession of the Kano emirate, in which district heads ride in homage to the Emir.
DurbarCultural Heritage
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Ogbunike · Anambra State
Ogbunike Caves
A cave system at Ogbunike in continuous ritual use, on Nigeria's UNESCO tentative list.
CaveUNESCO Tentative List
Erin-Ijesha · Osun State
Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls
A multi-tier waterfall at Erin-Ijesha, climbed in stages up the hillside.
WaterfallNatural Heritage
Idanre · Ondo State
Idanre Hills
Hilltop settlement above Idanre town, occupied for centuries and reached by a long stone stairway.
Cultural LandscapeUNESCO Tentative List
Awhum · Enugu State
Awhum Waterfall
Waterfall in forest near Awhum, close to the Monastery of the Holy Ghost outside Enugu.
WaterfallCommunity Heritage
Madagali · Adamawa State
Sukur Cultural Landscape
Nigeria's first UNESCO World Heritage site: a terraced hilltop landscape with the Hidi's palace.
Cultural LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage Site
Gurara · Niger State
Gurara Falls
A wide fall on the Gurara River in Niger State, on the road between Suleja and Minna.
WaterfallNatural Heritage
Osogbo · Osun State
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
UNESCO-inscribed sacred forest on the Osun River, dedicated to the goddess Osun.
Sacred SiteUNESCO World Heritage Site
Dala · Kano State
Kano City Walls
Ancient defensive walls built several centuries ago that once protected Kano city.
Historic SettlementUNESCO Tentative List
Benin City · Edo State
Benin City Earthworks
The surviving ramparts and ditches that once enclosed the capital of the Benin Kingdom.
Ancient SiteUNESCO Tentative List
Gashaka · Taraba State
Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria's largest national park, covering montane forest and grassland on the Cameroon border.
National ParkNatural Heritage
Badagry · Lagos State
Badagry Heritage Museum
Museum in the former District Officer's building documenting Badagry's role in the transatlantic slave trade.
Slave Trade HistoryNational Heritage
Toro · Bauchi State
Tunga Dutse Rock Paintings
Rock paintings on granite surfaces near Toro, among the older records of human life in Northern Nigeria.
Ancient TechnologyCultural Heritage
Wase · Plateau State
Wase Rock
A volcanic dome rising abruptly some 350 metres above the eastern plains, and one of Nigeria's great geological landmarks.
Rock FormationNatural Heritage
Badagry · Lagos State
Point of No Return, Gberefu
The shoreline on Gberefu Island, Badagry, remembered as the last point of departure for people trafficked across the Atlantic.
Slave Trade HistoryNational Heritage
Lokoja · Kogi State
Niger–Benue Confluence, Lokoja
The meeting of Nigeria's two great rivers, seen from the Mount Patti escarpment above Lokoja.
RiverNatural Heritage
Opobo Town · Rivers State
King Jaja of Opobo Palace
The seat of the Opobo kingdom founded by King Jaja, the Delta trader-king who resisted British commercial control.
Resistance HistoryCultural Heritage
Ikom · Cross River State
Alok Ikom Stone Monoliths
Carved basalt monoliths standing in village circles around Ikom, incised with faces and geometric marks.
Archaeological SiteUNESCO Tentative List
Ijebu-Ode · Ogun State
Sungbo's Eredo
A vast system of ditches and ramparts enclosing the Ijebu kingdom, now largely swallowed by forest.
Ancient SiteUNESCO Tentative List
Argungu · Kebbi State
Argungu Fishing Festival
A mass hand-fishing competition on the Matan Fada river, held with Kebbi's wider cultural festival.
FestivalCultural Heritage
Kano City · Kano State
Kano Durbar
The Sallah horse procession of the Kano emirate, in which district heads ride in homage to the Emir.
DurbarCultural Heritage
Ngwo · Enugu State
Ngwo Pine Forest
A planted pine forest on the Enugu escarpment, with a path down to a cave and a small waterfall.
ForestCommunity Heritage
Ikom · Cross River State
Agbokim Waterfalls
Seven cascades dropping through rainforest near the Cameroon border in Etung, Cross River State.
WaterfallNatural Heritage
Owa-Kajola · Kwara State
Owu Waterfalls
A tall single-drop waterfall reached on foot through farmland and forest near Owa-Kajola, Kwara State.
WaterfallNatural Heritage
Wamba · Nasarawa State
Farin Ruwa Falls
A long white curtain of water falling from the Jos Plateau escarpment into Nasarawa State.
WaterfallNatural Heritage