A country · 15 places · 4 regions

Liberia, all of it.

15 curated places across 4 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Monrovia, Liberia
Monrovia · via Wikimedia Commons

Liberia reads below in 4 chapters — Grand Cape Mount County, Montserrado County, Bomi County and Sinoe County — in any order you like.

Chapter I · Grand Cape Mount County · 3 places

Grand Cape Mount County

A small cape town between Lake Piso and the Atlantic that has become West Africa's quiet surf secret, with long left-hand point breaks rolling past fishing canoes. Beach camps under giant cotton trees keep the vibe simple and friendly.

Monrovia, Liberiavia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Montserrado County · 3 places

Montserrado County

Liberia's oceanfront capital, founded by freed American slaves in 1822 and named after US president James Monroe. Waterside Market, the ruined Ducor Hotel viewpoint and surf-friendly beaches at nearby Mamba Point trace the city's resilient story.

✦ November to April, during the dry season · $

Chapter III · Bomi County · 1 place

Bomi County

A striking blue-water lake formed in a former iron-ore mining pit near Tubmanburg. Its unusually vivid color comes from the mineral content of the surrounding rock.

Sapo National Park, Liberiavia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter IV · Sinoe County · 1 place

Sinoe County

Liberia's largest protected area preserves one of West Africa's biggest remaining blocks of Upper Guinean rainforest. Pygmy hippos, forest elephants and chimpanzees survive in its dense interior, reachable only by rough roads and river crossings.

✦ December to April, when forest tracks are passable

Every place in Liberia

15 places, one country.