Most of Freetown's historical sites have something to do with slavery. Starting with a big and old cotton tree, located in the middle of the city, where the first slaves were sold.
Nearby there is King Jimmy's Market, once the site of a 16th century slave market. Slave Gate, behind which recaptured slaves were kept before being freed, and the Freetown Law Courts.
There are also several mosques and churches in Freetown: St John's Maroon Church, Freetown's oldest Church, St George's Cathedral, Foulah Town Mosque and the Roman Catholic Sacred Heart Cathedral are the most notable.
The National Museum, housed in the former Cotton Tree Railroad Station, contains historical documents, traditional wood and stone sculptures as well as the Ruiter Stone.
In Freetown tourists can even enjoy and visit the botanic gardens, the markets and the assorted beaches!

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