Cape Coast Castle

Cape Coast Castle is also one of the most famous historical sites in Ghana. This structure was built by the Swedes in the 15th century to facilitate the gold and timber trade. It was, however, later utilized as a slaveholding facility before being sent to America. In the 1920s, the British Public Works Department began repair work on the castle.

The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board took over the building's preservation after Ghana's independence in 1957. The structure now functions as a museum, housing items and documentation relating to slavery. The rusted canons on the walls provide a dramatic depiction of the facility's fortification.