Freetown: Attractions and more...
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historical documents, traditional wood and stone sculptures as well as the Ruiter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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