Benin City
Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to March, during the dry season
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Capital of the historic Benin Empire, this city produced the famed bronze plaques and sculptures now displayed in museums worldwide. Visitors can tour the Oba's palace grounds, watch bronze casters at work on Igun Street, and trace surviving sections of the massive earthwork walls.
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