OTHER ATTRACTION SITES

LEKKI CONSERVATION CENTRE

The 78 - hectare forest reserve is a joint project undertaken by Nigerian Conservation Foundation and Chevron Nigeria Ltd. located at Igbo Efon Village in Eti Osa Local Govt. Area. It extends from kilometre 19 along Lagos - Epe Expressway up to the Atlantic Ocean near Okun Ibeji Village. The forest contains the flora and fauna of the Lagos wetland region. It is rich in bird species both migratory and resident. Birds commonly sighted in the area include kingfishers, herons, hornbills, kites, pipits, wagtails, egrets and cuckoos. The fauna resources of the reserve include Mona monkeys, monitor lizards, crocodiles, squirrels. Grass cutters, giant rats and forest duikers.

WHISPERING PALMS

It is located at Iworo - Ajido about 25 kilometres from Badagry Town. It is a holiday resort of international standard with a water front and a mini zoo to cater for the interest of animal lovers. The zoo is home to baboons, crocodiles, sea turtles, iguana lizards (world's largest), tortoises and birds of different species. There is a swan marina with more than 15 ducks at the Lagoon.

The resort has facilities for games, entertainment, boating, catering within and outside, conferences, standard chalets and suites. It has a mini shop within the premises.

EKO TOURIST BEACH RESORT AND AMUSEMENT PARK

It is an Atlantic front and coconut fringed international holiday resort and amusement park. It is located 65 kilometres off Maroko - Epe Road. It has facilities for conferences, children's games and standard chalets. It is a good venue for high class international events. It was the venue for the first Lagos State economics summit in year 2000.

HOTELS

The hotel industry in Lagos is growing very fast. There are as many as 5000 hotels and guest houses in the state. But the major five star hotels are Lagos Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Eko Hotel, Ikoyi Hotel, Federal Palace Hotel and Durbar Hotels.

The museum is situated at Onikan and has principally four galleries which are: Benin gallery, Ethnographic gallery, Open gallery and the Present day gallery comprising different works of arts on 2000 years of Nigeria's past civilisations namely Ife, Owo, Benin and Nok culture among others. It opens daily. There is organised facility tour and research at the museum.

THE MUSEUM KITCHEN

It is a restaurant located within the national museum. It serves different typical Nigerian dishes on each day of the week. It also houses craft shops, hair stylists, goldsmiths etc.

MOBEE MUSEUM

It is located at Mobee family compound, Marina, Badagry. The museum is a sad reminder of man's inhumanity to man during the slave trade era. Relics of the slave trade made up of shackles, slave chains, chained slave gang, mouth gag, slave drinking pot and a replica of a slave ship are preserved in the museum.

SERIKI COMPOUND

It is a national museum and compound of a renowned slave dealer, chief Seriki who died in 1919. The museum has relics of the activities of slave dealers.