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Attractions in Kenya

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Kenya, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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a view of a city with lots of tall buildings

Sight · MombasaSpice Market

the sun is setting over a lake surrounded by trees

Sight · Lake NaivashaCrater Lake Game Sanctuary

a group of zebras walk across a dirt road

Sight · Tsavo West National ParkPoacher's Lookout

Fort Jesus Museum

Sight · MombasaFort Jesus Museum

Kenyatta International Conference Centre

Sight · NairobiKenyatta International Conference Centre

blue body of water under blue sky during daytime

Landmark · Lake Nakuru National ParkBaboon Cliff View Point

Ivory Burning Site & Picnic Area

Park · NairobiIvory Burning Site & Picnic Area

Milima Tanu

Sight · Tsavo West National ParkMilima Tanu

Kenya Railway Museum

Museum · NairobiKenya Railway Museum

the sun is setting over a lake surrounded by trees

Sight · Lake NaivashaCrescent Island

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Sight · NairobiSheldrick Wildlife Trust

a herd of zebra standing on top of a lush green field

Park · NairobiNairobi National Park

Portuguese Chapel

Museum · MalindiPortuguese Chapel

Vasco da Gama Pillar

Landmark · MalindiVasco da Gama Pillar

German Post Office Mueum

Museum · LamuGerman Post Office Mueum

A person in a white t-shirt using binoculars on a rocky cliff overlooking a forest

Sight · AmboseliEnameshera

person putting pellet on tongue

Bakery · NairobiGiraffe Manor

Museum · MalindiMalindi Museum

a flock of birds standing on top of a body of water

Sight · AmboseliLake Amboseli

a sandy beach with chairs and thatched huts

Sight · Diani BeachKaya Kinondo

Mosque · MombasaMandhry Mosque

Swahili House Museum

Museum · LamuSwahili House Museum

zebras standing near the lake

Sight · Lake Nakuru National ParkOut of Africa Lookout

Malindi pier

Landmark · MalindiMalindi pier

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