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Lagos: a self-guided walk

Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Lagos: 7 stops, about 4.7 km and 98 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go.

7 stops · 4.7 km · about 98 min on foot · Wikivoyage source · fetched 2026-11-07 02:06:31 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go.

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7 stops on the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0

  1. Tinubu Square

    A notable roundabout on Lagos Island with a fountain and centrepiece dedicated to Efunroye Tinubu who was an important female aristocrat during pre-colonial and colonial Nigeria.

    6.45387, 3.38943 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page

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  2. Cathedral Church of Christ

    The oldest Anglican cathedral in the Church of Nigeria, with the foundation stone laid in 1867. However it was not completed until 1946.

    6.45080, 3.39020 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page

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  3. Freedom Park

    Memorial to independence and leisure park area in the middle of downtown, the site had been a colonial-era prison where those who fought for Nigeria's independence were incarcerated. The park designers maintained the original design of the prison walls. The interior of the park is quite modern. Cost of entry may increase on a night with a show. Has small eatery.

    6.44881, 3.39655 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page

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  4. Tafawa Balewa Square

    TBS is the historical site of where Tafawa Balewa delivered his speech declaring Nigeria’s independence on 1 October 1960. It used to be known as the "Race Course," a field Oba Dosunmu had given to colonials who used it as a football and cricket ground. It was used for horse races and Commonwealth Day celebrations as well. Also found here is a monument to Nigerian World War I and II and Nigerian Civil War soldiers. Between Freedom Park and TBS is the Independence Building on Cable Street, Nigeria's Ministry of Defence before it moved to Abuja.

    6.44640, 3.40190 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page

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  5. National Museum of Nigeria

    The Museum Kitchen is open on weekdays and is a good place to try local Nigerian cuisine. Museum exhibits are kind of spartan but has some bronzes and masks of different tribes and the car in which General (Head of State) Murtala Mohammed was assassinated in 1976. If feeling so inclined, there is also the Rele (art) Gallery next door.

    6.44331, 3.40413 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page

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  6. Alexis Galleries Limited

    Active art studio and exhibits for painting, sculpture, textiles, etc.

    6.43138, 3.42055 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page

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  7. DIDI Museum

    A contemporary art museum.

    6.43231, 3.42338 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page

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