How to get to Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

About Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

This park sits on Accra's former colonial polo grounds — the same ground where Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana's independence in 1957, making it the first sub-Saharan African nation to break from colonial rule. His mausoleum, completed in 1992, is shaped like an inverted sword (an Akan symbol of peace) and capped with a black star for African unity; Nkrumah and his wife Fathia are both buried inside. A major renovation finished in 2023, and the site now draws roughly 100,000 visitors a year to a museum tracing his life and Ghana's path to independence.

Getting there

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is in central Accra, near the seafront on High Street. It's easy to reach by taxi or ride-hailing from anywhere in the city, and it's a short drive from Independence (Black Star) Square.

For live, turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are — by car, trotro, motorbike, bicycle or on foot — open Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park on the Lincoln Navigation map. It also shows the weather there and any road hazards reported along the way.

Before you go

• Allow an hour for the park, the mausoleum and the museum.
• Combine it with Independence Square and Jamestown, both nearby, for a central Accra history walk.