Fort Victoria, Cape Coast

Name: Fort Victoria
Address: Cape Coast, Ghana

#2 among attractions in Cape Coast

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Fort Victoria is a structure in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was initially known as Phipps Tower, its name being later changed to Fort Victoria in honor of Queen Victoria. ()

Coordinates: 5°6'24"N, 1°14'57"W

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Fort Victoria – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast Castle Museum, Fort McCarthy, Fort William.

0.6 miE
Museum of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast
16 min walk • Cape Coast Castle is a poignant historical landmark in the coastal city of Cape Coast, Ghana, serving as a stark reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. This white-washed fortress, originally built by the Swedish in the mid-17th century and later expanded by the...
0.6 miE
Museum
Cape Coast Castle Museum, Cape Coast
15 min walk • The Cape Coast Castle Museum is an ethnography and archeological museum located in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was established in 1974.
~1790 ftE
Colonial architecture
Fort McCarthy, Cape Coast
9 min walk • Fort McCarthy is a fort from the colonial British Gold Coast period in present-day Ghana. The fort is a ruin in Cape Coast, of the Central Region of Ghana.
~1800 ftE
Forts and castles
Fort William, Cape Coast
9 min walk • Fort William Lighthouse is located on the Dawson's Hill in the old centre of Cape Coast, in Ghana's Central Region. The lighthouse is often called Cape Coast Castle Light, although it is not part of the Cape Coast Castle complex.
0.6 miE
5°6'16"N • 1°14'25"W
West African Historical Museum, Cape Coast
16 min walk • Museum
0.5 miE
5°6'34"N • 1°14'32"W
London Bridge, Cape Coast
14 min walk • Nightlife, Bridge
0.5 miS
Neighbourhood
Agona West Municipal District, Cape Coast
12 min walk • Agona West Municipal District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana.
0.7 miNW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast
18 min walk • Cape Coast Sports Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Ebusua Dwarfs. The stadium holds 20,000 people.

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Nearby attractions include Fort McCarthy, Cape Coast (9 min walk), Fort William, Cape Coast (9 min walk), Agona West Municipal District, Cape Coast (12 min walk), London Bridge, Cape Coast (14 min walk).

Fort Victoria, Cape Coast

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Fort Victoria – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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