100+ Places to Visit in Liberia

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• Kendeja National Cultural Center (Kendeja, Paynesville, Monrovia)
  The home of Liberia's national cultural troupe, with traditional dance and music when performances are on.
• Palm Grove Cemetery (Broad Street, Monrovia)
  A historic city cemetery with graves of early settler families and leaders.
• Craft and country cloth stalls on Randall Street (Randall Street, central Monrovia, Monrovia)
  Look for carved masks, country cloth and lappa fabric from small vendors.
• Tailors at Waterside (Water Street, Monrovia)
  Pick a lappa print and have a shirt or dress made to measure in a day or two.
• Thinker's Village Beach (Thinker's Village, Paynesville, Monrovia)
  A favourite weekend beach with food, music and space to relax by the ocean.
• Silver Beach (Coastal Highway, east of Monrovia, Monrovia)
  A long sandy beach outside the city where families gather at weekends.
• Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary (Marshall area, Margibi County, Monrovia)
  A rescue centre for pangolins, monkeys and other wildlife; arrange visits in advance.
• Marshall Beach (Marshall, Margibi County, Monrovia)
  A quieter stretch of coast where the Farmington River meets the sea.
• Mesurado Wetlands by canoe (Mesurado River, Monrovia)
  Paddle through mangroves with a local guide to see birds and fishing communities.
• West Point with a trusted local guide (West Point, Monrovia)
  A dense fishing community with a remarkable story, visited only with a trusted local guide.
• Liberia Football Association league matches (Monrovia stadiums, Monrovia)
  Weekend league football is a lively, very local way to spend an afternoon.
• Murex Hotel (Sinkor, Monrovia)
  A smaller budget friendly hotel in a central part of town.
• Anglers Restaurant (Mamba Point, Monrovia)
  Seafood and sea views in the old diplomatic quarter.
• Evelyn's Restaurant (Broad Street, Monrovia)
  A go to spot for Liberian classics such as palm butter, cassava leaf and jollof.
• Diana's Restaurant (Broad Street, Monrovia)
  Simple Liberian and West African plates in the old city centre.
• Cookshops on Carey Street (Carey Street, Monrovia)
  Point at the pots for a filling plate of rice and soup with the lunchtime crowd.
• Grilled fish at Thinker's Village beach (Thinker's Village, Monrovia)
  Fresh fish grilled on the sand, eaten with pepper sauce and a cold drink.
• Kala and pepper soup sellers at Red Light (Paynesville, Monrovia)
  Street breakfast at its best: hot kala doughnuts and spicy pepper soup.
• Royal Grand Hotel café (Sinkor, Monrovia)
  A cool, quiet spot for coffee and pastries between errands.
• Fresh coconut sellers on the beach roads (ELWA and Sinkor, Monrovia)
  Have one chopped open on the spot, the most refreshing break in the heat.
• Sinkor rooftop lounges (Tubman Boulevard, Monrovia)
  Weekend nights bring Afrobeats, hipco and a well dressed crowd.
• Hipco live nights (Monrovia, Monrovia)
  Look out for live shows of Liberia's own rap music, sung in Liberian English.
• Beach parties at Kendeja and ELWA (Paynesville, Monrovia)
  Weekend and holiday parties with music, food and dancing on the sand.
• Cape Mount forest walks (Cape Mount, Robertsport)
  Climb into the forest above town for views over the lake and the ocean.
• Canoe trip with a fisherman on Lake Piso (Lake Piso, Robertsport)
  A slow paddle through mangroves and past fishing villages.
• Settler era houses of Robertsport (Old town, Robertsport)
  Weathered old homes and churches hint at the town's busier past.
• Old Tubman residence ruins (Robertsport hill, Robertsport)
  Ruins on the hill with sweeping views over the ocean and the lake.
• Robertsport guesthouses (Robertsport town, Robertsport)
  Simple family run rooms for budget travellers.
• Fish and rice in town cookshops (Robertsport town, Robertsport)
  Freshly landed fish with rice and pepper, as local as it gets.
• Beach bonfire evenings (Robertsport, Robertsport)
  Lodges and locals gather around a fire on weekends and holidays.
• Robertsport market (Robertsport town, Robertsport)
  A small market for fish, fruit, palm oil and everyday needs.
• Robertsport surf contests (Robertsport, Robertsport)
  Local surf competitions bring out the whole town when they are held.
• Bassa Cove (Buchanan, Buchanan)
  The site of the early 1830s settlement from which Buchanan grew.
• St John River (Grand Bassa County, Buchanan)
  A wide river through rubber and farming country, best explored with a local guide.
• Grilled fish on Buchanan beach (Buchanan, Buchanan)
  Weekend grills on the sand with pepper sauce and plantain.
• Bassa Vah script heritage (Grand Bassa County, Buchanan)
  Ask locally about the Vah script, one of Africa's few indigenous writing systems.
• Buchanan guesthouses (Buchanan town, Buchanan)
  Simple hotels and guesthouses used by business travellers.
• Harper market (Harper town, Harper)
  Fish, fruit, cassava and Grebo cooking ingredients.
• Grebo fishing villages (Cape Palmas coast, Harper)
  Coastal communities with their own music, canoes and traditions.
• Pleebo (Maryland County, Harper)
  An inland town on the road toward the Ivorian border, set among rubber country.
• Central Agricultural Research Institute (Suakoko, Bong County, Gbarnga)
  Liberia's agricultural research centre, set among farms and forest.
• Wonegizi Mountains (Lofa County, Gbarnga)
  Remote forested ridges on the Guinea border for seasoned trekkers.
• Kpelle cultural traditions (Bong County, Gbarnga)
  Ask local guides about Kpelle music, masks and community festivals.
• Roadside cassava and palm butter stops (Gbarnga highway, Gbarnga)
  Hearty local plates at simple stops along the road north.
• Gbarnga guesthouses (Gbarnga, Gbarnga)
  Simple rooms for a night on the way north or east.
• Chimpanzee listening walks (Sapo National Park, Sapo National Park)
  Hear chimpanzees drumming and calling through the canopy.