Things to do in Burkina Faso
The top attractions and places to visit in Burkina Faso, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Ruins of Loropéni, Ouagadougou Cathedral and Royal Court of Tiébélé, and 24 more across the country.
- 27places to see
Top attractions in Burkina Faso
Ruins of LoropéniArchaeological site
Ouagadougou CathedralCathedral · Ouagadougou
Royal Court of TiébéléLandmark · Pô
Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoLandmark · Dédougou
Kaboré Tambi National ParkPark
Deux Balés National ParkPark · Boromo
Landmarks and monuments
Ruins of LoropéniWorld HeritageArchaeological site · On the map
Royal Court of TiébéléWorld HeritageLandmark · Pô · On the map
Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoWorld HeritageLandmark · Dédougou · On the map
Memorial Thomas SankaraMonument · Ouagadougou · On the map
Monument to National HeroesMonument · Ouagadougou · On the map
Castles, palaces and cathedrals
Ouagadougou CathedralCathedral · Ouagadougou · On the mapOur Lady of Graces Cathedral, KoupélaCathedral · Koupéla · On the map
Cathedral Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes of Bobo-DioulassoCathedral · Bobo-Dioulasso · On the map- Saint Peter's Cathedral in BanforaCathedral · Banfora · On the map
- Sainte-Anne cathedral in DédougouCathedral · Dédougou · On the map
- Saints-Pierre-et-Paul cathedral in DiébougouCathedral · Diébougou · On the map
- Sainte-Anne de Dor cathedralCathedral · Dori · On the map
- Notre-Dame de Kaya cathedralCathedral · Kaya · On the map
- Saint Joseph Cathedral of Fada N’GourmaCathedral · Fada N'gourma · On the map
- Saint-Augustin cathedral in KoudougouCathedral · Koudougou · On the map
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, MangaCathedral · Manga · On the map
cathedral of Our Lady of the Perpetual Help in NounaCathedral · Nouna · On the map
- Cathedral of Christ, King of the UniverseCathedral · Ouahigouya · On the map
- Cathedral of Maria ReginaCathedral · Tenkodogo · On the map
Parks, gardens and zoos
Kaboré Tambi National ParkPark · On the map
Deux Balés National ParkPark · Boromo · On the mapBantia Botanical GardenGarden · Fada N'gourma · On the map
Museums
- Musée de Manega · On the map
Symposium de sculpture sur granit de LaongoZiniaré · On the map
Musée de la musique de OuagadougouOuagadougou · On the map
Musée national du Burkina FasoOuagadougou · On the map
Churches, mosques and temples
Bobo Dioulasso Grand MosqueMosque · Bobo-Dioulasso · On the map
Photo credits
- Ruins of Loropéni: Rik Schuiling / TropCrop-TCS, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ouagadougou Cathedral: kyselak, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Royal Court of Tiébélé: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina Faso: Uwe Dedering, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaboré Tambi National Park: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Deux Balés National Park: Quinn Norton, CC BY 2.0
- Bobo Dioulasso Grand Mosque: Angeline A. van Achterberg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Symposium de sculpture sur granit de Laongo: Yendifa, CC BY 4.0
- Musée de la musique de Ouagadougou: GranCastor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Our Lady of Graces Cathedral, Koupéla: Bsm15, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Musée national du Burkina Faso: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cathedral Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes of Bobo-Dioulasso: qiv, CC BY-SA 2.0
- cathedral of Our Lady of the Perpetual Help in Nouna: Semiliki, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bantia Botanical Garden: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Memorial Thomas Sankara: Yendifa, CC BY 4.0
- Monument to National Heroes: The black photographer, CC0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
- Each place counts for the city it lies closest to by size and distance; the country lists its best known.
- There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.