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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Benin

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Benin

Updated April 18, 2025

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Cotonou, Benin

Ganvie Lake Village

Africa's Venice on stilts.
Pythons at the temple.

Ouidah, Benin

The Temple of Pythons

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
Door of No Return.

Ouidah, Benin

La Porte du Non-Retour (The Door of No Return)

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
Descend into Agongointo-Zoungoudo

Bohicon, Benin

Agongointo-Zoungoudo Archaeological Park

This subterranean town of over 50 dwellings lies thirty feet beneath the Earth's surface.

Abomey, Benin

Voodoo Temple of Abomey

A giant chameleon, with a fascinating purpose.

Cotonou, Benin

Amazon Statue

The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.
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Stories About Benin

Podcast: Ganvie Lake Village

A deep dive into "the Venice of Africa," a waterway-filled village in Benin.
by The Podcast Team
March 26, 2024

Podcast: Temple of Pythons

We visit southern Benin to learn more about one of the world's most misunderstood spiritual systems.
by The Podcast Team
June 6, 2023

Podcast: Koutammakou

Can the stunning earth-tower homes of Togo and Benin be saved?
by The Podcast Team
May 31, 2023

Who Were the Warrior Women of Dahomey?

The only documented all-female army in history inspired the Dora Milaje.
by Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
August 3, 2022

Podcast: Benin Bronzes

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
by The Podcast Team
May 3, 2022

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