House of Slaves

Dakar · Senegal

House of Slaves, Senegal
Photo: Adolphe d'Hastrel (C.E.1805-1874), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to May
Budget
$
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A preserved 18th-century building on Gorée Island commemorating the millions of Africans forced into slavery. Its famous Door of No Return frames the ocean through which captives were shipped away.

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