West Africa · Ghana

Cape Coast Castle

Historic Half day difficulty: Easy with kids: yes

A white fortress facing the sea in Ghana that was one of the places from which a great many African people departed, enslaved, toward the Americas. Today it is a museum of memory: a serious and serene place visited to not forget and to honor those who suffered.

With kids

Listen to a guide tell the history with calm, truth and respect
See the sea from the walls and think of those who departed from here
Leave a flower or a thought at the memorial to the victims
Understand, in simple words, why remembering is important

Accessibility: Recommended from 9-10 years old to understand the history; it is told with truth and respect, putting people’s dignity first; like the Anne Frank House, it does not seek to frighten but to remember

With family

Take the guided tour and afterward talk as a family about what you learned
Always put people’s dignity and names first
Learn how the Afro-descendant community returns today to these roots
Talk about freedom, justice and how the world learns from its history

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