10 Best Places to Visit in OYO STATE, Nigeria

If you are planning a trip to Nigera, you should know some of the best places to visit while you're there. In Oyo State, be sure to check out these places:
1. BOWER’S MEMORIAL TOWER:
An over 60 feet tall tower located on the hill top of Oke Are in Igbo Agala (Agala forest) area of Ibadan,the Bower’s tower is the highest hilltop in the city and it has about 47 spiral staircases. It is not only ancient but unique as it offers a panoramic view of the whole city from the top.
2. MAPO HALL:
Mapo Hall is a large Ibadan City Hall built in colonial architectural fashion. The Hall lies top the Mapo Hill in Ibadan, Oyo State. The construction of the Hall took four years and it was finally unvielded in 1929. It was constructed for administrative use during the colonial era.
Mapo Hall boasts of a mini museum which hold various relics of the colonial era. There are also various pictures of the city’s rulers, dating back to the first Olubadan to current available at the hall.
3. AGODI GARDENS:
The most popular of the city’s six parks, Agodi Garden is a lovely park which spreads over 13 acres of land is a lovely park right at the center of Ibadan city. Most tourist flood the location for different forms of entertainment and recreation.
4. COCOA HOUSE:
Cocoa House is a 26-storey building in Ibadan constructed in the year 1965. It was once considered the tallest building in tropical Africa. Cocoa House was established using the proceeds of Cocoa trade and export proceeds.

It is a property owned by Odu’a Investment Company and was formerly known as Ile Awon Agbe which means House of Farmers. Cocoa House was gutted by fire in 1985 but has been renovated and is still in use today. The hill can seen most parts of the city, it was renovated in 2006 and has played host to several political and social events in Ibadan.
5. UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN ZOO:
The University of Ibadan Zoological Garden and Nature Park located in the department of Zoology at the University of Ibadan. The renowned zoological garden was established in 1948 as a menagerie to support the conservation of wildlife and research. It grew into a full fledge museum in 1974.
6. IBADAN CITY MALL:
Ibadan City Mall is a one stop shopping and leisure centre which boasts of various fashion stores, restaurant and food courts, a cinema, grocery outlets and entertainment centres.

7. NATIONAL MUSEUM IBADAN:
The National museum of unity Ibadan serves as home to a number of priceless historical relics and artifacts that celebrate the rich historical culture of the Nigerian people. The museum is divided into four sections namely, unity gallery, Yoruba gallery, masquerade gallery and pottery gallery. You can visit the museum with friends and there are tour guides available to expla9. IREFIN PALACE:
Visit the Irefin palace to learn more about the beautiful history of Ibadan people. The palace was built in 1902 and is made up of 185 rooms. There are people who still live in Irefin Palace till date.

Ibadan boasts of a number of family compounds including the Irefin palace, one of the most popular compounds which once produced the Olubadan. The ancient structure of Irefin Palace is one of the major attractions within the city of Ibadan.in the significance of various elements in the museum.
8. IITA FOREST RESERVE:
The IITA Forest Reserve (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) is a 350 hectares of land established and managed by the Natural Resource management department of the IITA. The IITA Forest Reserve was set up to provide solutions to the degradation and extinction of natural resources in Nigeria.

The forest reserve preserves is absolutely beautiful, highly diversified forest reserve which preserves over 200 birds species, over 220 butterfly species and 440 plants used for medicinal purposes.

10. University of Ibadan: The University of Ibadan is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within University of London. It became an independent university in 1963 and is the oldest degree awarding institution in Nigeria.

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