OTHER TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN NIGERIA

Enugu State

• The Nike Lake Holiday Resort at Enugu
• The Ogbunike Cave
• lgbo-Ukwu Archaeological Escavations
• Mmanwu Festival

Edo State

• The Oba's Palace in Benin
• The Benin Moat

Benue State

• The Enemebia Warm Spring in Okpokwu
• The Egene Natural Tunnel
• The Makurdi Zoo
• The Swern Hills
• Ushongo Hills
• The Ogbudu-Apa (mass grave of junkun warriors)
• The Idoma Palace
• lkwe Wildlife Park at lgbor
• The Montare Game Reserve in kwande Local Government Area

Kaduna/katsina States

• Emir of Katsina's Palace
• The Legendary Kasugu Well
• Nok Terra Cottas
• Matsirga Water falls
• Emir of Zaria's Palace
• Kangimi Dam

Kano State

• Bagauda Lake
• Tiga Dam
• The Emir of Kano's Palace

Ogun State

• Olumo Rock, Abeokuta
• Ebute Oni Tourist Beach
• Bilikisu Sungbo Shrine.

This is in addition to numerous festivals such as the lgunnuko, Agemo, Egungun, Oro, Yemoja, Obatala etc. These festivals are celebrated each year.

Ondo/Ekiti State

• The Ikogosi Warm Spring
• Idanre Hills
• Oka Hills
• Ebomi Lake
• Owo Museum of Antiquities

Oyo State

• Mapo Hall (built on top of Mapo hill)
• Bower's Tower
• Alafin's Palace, Oyo
• Mokola Cultural Centre
• lddo Cenotaph
• Ancient City Walls

Osun State

• Osun Oshogbo Shrine
• OonTs Palace,lle-ife
• Ancient City Walls
• Erin ljesha Falls
• Ado Awaye Suspended Lake

Plateau State

• Jos Museum and Zoological gardens
• Jos Wildlife Park
• Pandam Tourist Resort Complex
• Kurra Falls
• Shere Hills
• Naraguta Leather Industry

Rivers/Bayelsa State

• The oil well at Olobiri (where oil was first found in commercial quantity in Nigeria)
• Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt
• Slave Transit Hall at Akasa
• Akasa Raid Grave yard
• Monument of King Jaja of Opobo
• The Iffoko Beach
• Ogidi Shrine at Nembe
• The Water Glass Boat yard
• The Agaja and the Oil Terminal at Bonny
• Petroleum Refinery at Alesa Eleme

Borno State

• The Forte of Dikwa (North East of Maiduguri)
• The Kukawa (home ofEI-kanemi, founder of the Shehu Dynasty)
• Ancient towns of Birnin, Ngazaramu, Danssiki and Fika, Lake Chad Shores, (Ideal for boating and fishing) Lake Alau, Lake Sandy kyarimi Park.

Adamawa/Taraba

• The Mambilla Tourist Centre
• Gashaka/Gumpti Game Reserves
• Kiri Dam
• Lamurde Hot Spring Mysterious Rock Formations (Kpambo and Fikuyu)
• Modibo Adama's Tomb
• Mobi Pond
• Mamara Crocodile Pond
• The Three Sister Rocks

Asaba

• River Niger Bank

Imo/Abia Ebonyi States

The area has been described as a haven for tourists. The attractions include:

• Oguta Lake Holiday Resort
• The War Museum in Umuahia
• Abadaba Lake Holiday Resort
• Uboma Fish Pond
• Azumini Blue River Tourist Village
• Owerri Amusement Park
• Unwana/Afikpo Golden Sand Beaches
• Uburu Salt Lakes etc.
• The Mbari centres located at Owerri and
• Eke Nguru in Aboh Mbaise
• Arochukwu Traditional Interpretation Centre in Abia State.

Lagos State

The different architectural set-up is perhaps the first thing that catches the attention of any visitor. The architecture is influenced by European missionaries and immigrants from Brazil and Sierra-Leone and dotted by the sky-scrappers at the Marina.

Other attractions include:

• Lekki Beach
• Coconut beach of Badagry
• The National Theatre
• Eyo Monument at ldumota
• Bar Beach
• Didi Museum
• National Museum - Onikan