Sights and nature
What to see near cities in Africa, A-J
Named sights near the destinations with the most places to stay in this guide, as OpenStreetMap maps them: museums, galleries, castles, palaces, monuments, viewpoints, parks and other attractions within 3 km of the centre (towns under 50,000 people), 6 km (50,000 to 499,999 people) or 10 km (500,000 people or more), ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia (sights with articles in more languages first). A sight mapped twice under one name is listed once. Distances are in a straight line.
Questions and answers
- What is there to see near Abidjan?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Abidjan, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Banco National Park (park, 6.9 km), Musée des Civilisations de Côte d’Ivoire (museum, 0.4 km), Musée des cultures contemporaines Adama Toungara (museum, 9.4 km), Fondation Donwahi pour l'Art Contemporain (museum, 3.5 km), Espace detente (theme park, 4.1 km), Nature place espace reggea live (theme park, 5.0 km), Zoo d'Abidjan (zoo, 5.5 km) and Orcaland (theme park, 6.3 km). Abidjan travel guide →
- What is there to see near Abuja?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Abuja, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Magicland Amusement Park (theme park, 4.5 km), Thought Pyramid Art Centre (museum, 4.1 km), Maitama Amusement Park (theme park, 3.3 km), Children's Zoo (zoo, 4.2 km), Millennium Park (park, 2.0 km) and Aso Rock (peak, 5.6 km). Abuja travel guide →
- What is there to see near Accra?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Accra, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Osu Castle (castle, 1.7 km), National Museum (museum, 1.2 km), Black Star Square (1.1 km), Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum (museum, 1.4 km), James Fort (castle, 2.9 km), Black Star Gate (0.9 km), Independence Arch (1.2 km) and Accra Brewery Limited (9.5 km). Accra travel guide →
- What is there to see near Addis Ababa?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Addis Ababa, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: National Museum of Ethiopia (museum, 1.1 km), Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum (museum, 3.1 km), Yekatit 12 monument (monument, 1.3 km), Tiglachin Monument (monument, 1.7 km), National Palace (palace, 2.3 km), The Lion of Judah of Menelik II (memorial, 2.8 km), Institute of Ethiopian Studies (museum, 1.3 km) and Ethiopia Museum of Art and Science (museum, 1.9 km). Addis Ababa travel guide →
- What is there to see near Agadir?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Agadir, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Museum of Amazigh Culture (museum, 1.5 km), La Médina d'Agadir (museum, 4.9 km), Musée de Géologie (museum, 7.4 km), Vallée des Oiseaux (zoo, 1.8 km), Xtreme Park (theme park, 4.4 km), Agadir Dolfin World (theme park, 9.0 km), Khayr Parc خير بارك (theme park, 9.8 km) and Lieu plongeur (5.6 km). Agadir travel guide →
- What is there to see near Alexandria?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Alexandria, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Archaeological Park & Pompey's Pillar (archaeological site, 1.7 km), Citadel of Qaitbay (castle, 1.9 km), Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (archaeological site, 2.1 km), Alexandria National Museum (museum, 2.0 km), Graeco-Roman Museum (museum, 1.4 km), Ras El Tin Palace (palace, 2.3 km), Kom el Deka (Roman stairs) (archaeological site, 1.1 km) and Royal Jewellery Museum (museum, 8.3 km). Alexandria travel guide →
- What is there to see near Antananarivo?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Antananarivo, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Queen's Palace (1.7 km), Pirates Museum Antananarivo (museum, 0.8 km), Musée d'art et d'archéologie (museum, 0.5 km), Société Tsara Anjara (museum, 0.7 km), Andafiavaratra (museum, 1.5 km), Musée National Géographique (museum, 2.6 km), Skate Park (theme park, 1.3 km) and Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (zoo, 2.2 km). Antananarivo travel guide →
- What is there to see near Bloemfontein?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 6 km of the centre of Bloemfontein, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Womans Memorial (monument, 4.7 km), National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre (museum, 1.8 km), First Raadsaal Museum (museum, 2.3 km), Art museum (museum, 0.3 km), Bram Fischer Museum (museum, 1.0 km), Bloemfontein Toy Museum (museum, 1.0 km), Sesotho Literature Museum (Dingolweng) (museum, 1.8 km) and Lwazi (0.9 km). Bloemfontein travel guide →
- What is there to see near Cairo?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Cairo, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Egyptian Museum (museum, 0.4 km), El Azhar Mosque (2.6 km), Salah El Din Citadel (castle, 3.0 km), Cairo Tower (1.1 km), Hanging Church (4.4 km), Abdin Palace (palace, 1.1 km), National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (museum, 4.3 km) and The Coptic Museum (museum, 4.3 km). Cairo travel guide →
- What is there to see near Cape Town?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Cape Town, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Castle of Good Hope (castle, 0.4 km), Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (6.7 km), Lion's Head (peak, 3.4 km), Signal Hill (peak, 2.1 km), Iziko South African Museum (museum, 0.9 km), Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) (museum, 1.9 km), Two Oceans Aquarium (aquarium, 2.0 km) and Rhodes Memorial (monument, 4.4 km). Cape Town travel guide →
- What is there to see near Casablanca?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Casablanca, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Hassan II Mosque (1.5 km), Moroccan Jewish Museum (museum, 5.5 km), Twin Center (1.8 km), United Nations Square (0.5 km), Parc de la Ligue Arabe حديقة الجامعة العربية (park, 1.3 km), Anfa Park منتزه أنفا (park, 5.2 km), Musée de la Fondation Abderrahman slaoui (museum, 0.8 km) and Villa des Arts دار الفنون (museum, 1.7 km). Casablanca travel guide →
- What is there to see near Curepipe?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 6 km of the centre of Curepipe, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Curepipe Botanic Gardens (park, 1.0 km), Mount Ebene (peak, 3.9 km), Mount D'Hauvillard (peak, 4.4 km), Curepipe Point (peak, 4.6 km), Candos Hill (peak, 5.7 km), Domaine Des Aubineaux - Tea Museum (museum, 2.0 km), Masonic Lodge (museum, 4.2 km) and Bobato Factory Shop (0.3 km). Curepipe travel guide →
- What is there to see near Durban?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Durban, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Moses Mabhida Stadium (3.3 km), Mitchell Park Zoo (zoo, 3.9 km), Old Court House Museum (museum, 0.2 km), Natal Maritime Museum (museum, 0.5 km), Old House Museum (museum, 0.9 km), Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre (museum, 1.3 km), Umkhumbane Museum (museum, 5.6 km) and Durban Funworld (theme park, 1.4 km). Durban travel guide →
- What is there to see near Entebbe?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 6 km of the centre of Entebbe, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Entebbe Botanical Gardens (park, 2.5 km), Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) (zoo, 1.8 km), Aero Beach (beach, 1.3 km), Imperial Resort Beach (beach, 1.4 km), Lido Beach (beach, 1.5 km), Spennah Beach (beach, 1.6 km), UWEC - Entebbe Zoo Beach (beach, 2.0 km) and SSese Gateway Beach (beach, 5.2 km). Entebbe travel guide →
- What is there to see near Essaouira?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 6 km of the centre of Essaouira, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Bab El Mechouar (0.4 km), كاراج (museum, 0.6 km), Fishery (0.7 km), Bab Marrakech باب مراكش (0.3 km), Bab Moulay Youssef (0.1 km), Bab Sbaa (0.2 km), Bab El Minzah (0.4 km) and Kitesensation Essaouira (1.0 km). Essaouira travel guide →
- What is there to see near Fez?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Fez, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Bou Inania Madrasa (2.8 km), Bab Bou Jeloud (2.7 km), Batha Museum (museum, 2.7 km), Dar al-Magana (monument, 2.8 km), Marinid Tombs (ruins, 3.7 km), Royal Palace (palace, 1.6 km), Funduq al-Najjarin (museum, 3.5 km) and Borj Nord (museum, 3.2 km). Fez travel guide →
- What is there to see near George?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 6 km of the centre of George, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Outeniqua Transport Museum (museum, 2.2 km), George Museum (museum, 1.6 km), Outeniqua Powervan (2.3 km), Garden Route Birds Of Prey (2.5 km) and Van Riebeeck Gardens (park, 2.0 km). George travel guide →
- What is there to see near Giza?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Giza, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Great Pyramid of Giza (7.5 km), Giza Pyramids (archaeological site, 8.6 km), The Great Sphinx (monument, 7.3 km), Egyptian Museum (museum, 7.1 km), Pyramid of Khafre (7.9 km), Grand Egyptian Museum (museum, 8.9 km), Pyramid of Menkaure (8.2 km) and El Azhar Mosque (8.2 km). Giza travel guide →
- What is there to see near Gqeberha?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 6 km of the centre of Gqeberha, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum (museum, 1.3 km), Horse Memorial (monument, 0.9 km), Saint George's Park (park, 1.1 km), Campanile (monument, 2.3 km), South End Museum (museum, 3.0 km), Prince Alfred's Guard Memorial (monument, 0.9 km), Port Elizabeth Cenotaph (memorial, 1.3 km) and Prince Alfred Guard (museum, 2.0 km). Gqeberha travel guide →
- What is there to see near Hurghada?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 6 km of the centre of Hurghada, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Red Sea Aquarium (aquarium, 4.5 km), Mobark 2 (2.9 km), عمارة ٢٦مبارك ٢ (2.7 km), كنيسة الإخوة الغردقة (5.1 km), El Sakia Beach (beach, 1.1 km), Fairouz Beach (beach, 1.2 km), Public Beach No. 3 (beach, 1.5 km) and Mojito Beach (beach, 1.5 km). Hurghada travel guide →
- What is there to see near Ikeja?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Ikeja, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: New Afrika Shrine (1.6 km), Lasu Museum (museum, 1.8 km) and Grailland (park, 6.9 km). Ikeja travel guide →
- What is there to see near Johannesburg?
- Named sights OpenStreetMap maps within 10 km of the centre of Johannesburg, ranked by their coverage in Wikipedia: Satyagraha House (museum, 6.9 km), Apartheid Museum (museum, 5.0 km), Constitution Hill (1.7 km), Johannesburg Art Gallery (museum, 1.0 km), Johannesburg Zoo (zoo, 4.3 km), Gold Reef City (4.8 km), Mahatma Gandhi (memorial, 0.3 km) and Museum Africa (museum, 1.1 km). Johannesburg travel guide →
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