Yaounde Travel is incomplete without seeing the Tourist Attractions in Yaounde. Yaounde city Cameroon's capital and is also the second largest city in the country. It is situated in the center of Cameroon and is bordered by various countries like, the Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. Visiting the Tourist Attractions in Yaounde is a great way to learn about the city's architecture, history, heritage and culture.
The Yaounde Attractions features museums, natural sites, markets and cultural sites. Some of the popular Tourist Attractions in Yaounde are the Museums in Yaounde. The attractions are -
Afhemi Museum - It was officially inaugurated by the Ministry of Culture on October 20, 1999. You can see here over two thousand artifacts, traditional art objects, antiquities and paintings, many are more than 900 years old. These objects are made of copper, silver, brass, fired clay, wood and bronze. A collection of healing art works, ritual and ceremonial masks, royal beds and utensils, statues and power mediums and vectors of good omens and repellents of dangerous charms. This Tourist Attraction of Yaounde also has a collection of hand-woven fabric, batik, hand-embroidered cloth, mud cloth, tie-dyed fabric, bamboo and raffia works, traditional and beaded objects.
National Museum of Yaounde - belonging to the Department of Cultural Conservation of the Cultural Affairs Head Office since 1972 it is one of the popular museums. The museum is in the former ministerial residence. This is one of the most important Yaounde Museums. The first collections of the museum were constituted in 1973. The residences' former sitting room has been converted to the permanent exhibition hall. The museums glass cabinets were bought with the personal and financial help of M. M. Joseph-Marie Essomba, a Senior lecturer in History and Archeology, Bernard-Patrick AYUK, of the Chief Department of the Conservation and Mrs. Joudiou a graduate of the Paris Art and Archeology Institute.
The other tourist attractions include:
The Benedictine Museum of Mont Febe or Small museum of Camerounese Art of Mont Febe
The Cameroon Art Museum
The zoo at Mvog-Betsi neighborhood
The Etoudi neighborhood has the presidential palace and compound
The Catholic University for Central Africa (UCAC)
University of Yaounde II
The University of Yaoundé I
Indoor market at Mokolo
The Ahmadou Ahidjo (or Omnisport) stadium
All these Tourist Attractions in Yaounde are a must visit while sightseeing here.
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