Accra, the capital city of Ghana, is a lovely city, situated on the southern coast. Established by the Ga people in 17th century, initially served as the capital of the British Gold Coast in, then following Ghana's freedom in 1957, it became the capital of the newly independent state. Exploring this wonderful capital is itself a mesmerizing activity you can take start from the eternal flame at the Cenotaph in Revolution Square by visiting first the National Museum. It needs at least three consecutive hours to explore the museum at the fullest; it is undoubtedly among the best anthologies in West Africa.

Close by the museum is a marvelous market that is popular in selling crafts like post cards, jewelry, antique pieces and paintings. Then go on exploring the city's main attractions such as the central market, also known as the Makola Market. The tropical gardens, the art centre, the Liberation Square (a memorial of three Ghanians who were killed during colonial times), the grave of W.E.B. Du Bois, a US born civil rights activist, who spent his last years in Accra, and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park that houses the grave of Kwame Nkrumah, the first Ghanaian President.

The most popular tourist area in Accra is the OSU, situated near to the liberation square and art centre. Cantonments Road and other likely streets are full with the hotels and restaurants; exotic food is also available including fast food outlets. Accra has a number of beautiful beaches, among them Labadie is the most popular situated between the two high standard hotels. An entry fee applies for beach, except for those who are staying in the La Palm or La Badie hotel. If you are eager to enjoy at wonderful beaches on free of cost then you need to go outside of Accra. All the beaches in or outside Accra offer striking water sports activities to make your Accra visit a lifetime experience. The oldest area of Accra, Jamestown remains a lively fishing center, despite, being not promoted as a worth tourist attraction, yet attracts most of the visitors coming to Accra. It is at a short distance from the independent square, you can find interesting sites like a prison building in an old colonial fort, customs house and lighthouse. Accra is rather safe to wander around during the daytime, on a busy boulevard you will have many taxis driving past trying to offer you their service by beeping at you. You can even find some metered cabs; still you need to negotiate with them before you start the journey. Make sure you have purchased a local simcard before taking off for exploring the Accra city that is what makes your journey easier to anywhere.

There are number of airports in Ghana and the Kotoka International Airport is the country's most important airport. Kotoka enjoys the tag being one of the five African airports to have FAA accreditation to operate direct flights for America. It is located just 6 miles north of Accra and serves more than 1.5 million passengers per year. The airport had a recent renovation to come up in line with international standards. This major air hub has international connections from Europe, Middle East, North America and the Africa with domestic connections to Takoradi, Kumasi and Tamale as well. Delta Air has 4 flights in a week from Atlanta and New York, United Airline operates daily from Washington- Dulles nonstop to Accra. Most of the African airlines along with Emirates, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, KLM, Lufthansa, TAP Portugal, Alitalia and many more airlines operate from Accra with some on daily basis and some on alternate days. The airport also offers long and short term parking facilities.

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Getting in to the main city is very simple as taxis congregate to the west of the main terminal house that is just opposite to the arrival lobby. Metered taxis charge US$1.50 for the first kilometer and US$0.55 for every kilometer subsequently and there is a facility to reserve these taxis even online. Though official bus service doesn't exist, yet, a great number of hotels in Accra offer shuttle services for passengers.

Besides having a professional information desk, the arrivals hall also carries a customer services office to handle enquiries and provide guidance to facilitate every customer in a professional manner. The airport has every facility that a traveler may perhaps be in need including ATMs, a bureau de change and a post office. The revamped terminal offers a passenger lounge, a porter service desk, public telephone booths, and a lost-and-found office.