Dakar

10 places · Senegal

landmark

African Renaissance Monument

landmark

A 49-metre bronze statue on a hill, one of the tallest in the world.

Gorée Island

landmark

A small car-free island with pastel colonial houses and the House of Slaves, a memorial to the Atlantic slave trade.

Lake Retba (Lac Rose)

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A pink-tinted salt lake where salt is harvested by hand.

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Hann Park

park

A large green park with a small zoo and gardens.

Ngor Island

park

A small island reached by pirogue from Ngor beach, with a beach and seafood restaurants.

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IFAN Museum of African Arts

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A museum of masks and ethnographic art from West Africa.

Museum of Black Civilisations

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A large new museum about African and diaspora history and culture.