Places to visit in Nigeria
Start with the places below. Each guide lists its sources, the date we last checked it and any official travel advice for the area.
For travel planning, read Detty December in Nigeria and is Nigeria safe to visit?.
Each place guide gives the basics, how to plan a visit and any official travel advice for the area. Zuma Rock is in Niger State and Yankari is in Bauchi State, and both carry UK travel warnings, so read is Nigeria safe to visit? first.
All places
Photo: Big Daddy Osh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Mambilla Plateau, Taraba: Facts, Climate and Notes
Sardauna Local Government Area, Taraba State · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Dotun55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Chappal Waddi and Gashaka Gumti National Park: Facts
Eastern Taraba and Adamawa states, bordering Cameroon · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Uzoma Ozurumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Aso Rock, Abuja: Facts, History and Visiting Notes
Outskirts of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Landmarks
Photo: Olusola David, Ayibiowu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Freedom Park Lagos
Lagos Island, Lagos State · Landmarks
Photo: Tadekwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls
Erin-Ijesha, Osun State · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Profgkay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osogbo, Osun State · Landmarks
Photo: Koutchika Lihouenou Gaspard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Badagry
Badagry, Lagos State · Landmarks
Photo: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Nike Art Gallery
Lekki, Lagos State · Museums and art
Photo: Pharouk Damilola, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Lufasi Nature Park
Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Juganutt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Tafawa Balewa Square
Lagos Island, Lagos State · Landmarks
Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Abuja National Mosque
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Landmarks
Photo: Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Millennium Park Abuja
Maitama, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Turizimpressions, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Jabi Lake
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Oritsetsemaye Jemide, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Ikogosi Warm Spring
Ikogosi, Ekiti State · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Sasu photography, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Idanre Hills
Idanre, Ondo State · Landmarks
Photo: S.aderogba, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. National Theatre Lagos: History, Reopening and Visiting Notes
Iganmu (Surulere), Lagos State · Museums and art
Photo: FrankvEck, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. National Museum Lagos: Collections, Galleries and Visiting Notes
Onikan (Lagos Island), Lagos State · Museums and art
Photo: Ashinze, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Lekki Conservation Centre
Lekki, Lagos State · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Liesel81, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Tarkwa Bay
Lagos State · Beaches
Photo: Jeff Attaway, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Zuma Rock
Madalla, Niger State · Landmarks
Photo: 'Yemi King, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Olumo Rock
Abeokuta, Ogun State · Landmarks
Photo: Frankincense Diala, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Elegushi Beach
Lekki, Lagos State · Beaches
Photo: Sani Maikatanga, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Yankari Game Reserve
Bauchi State · Nature and wildlife
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