Kenya’s Attractive Historical Sites

Kenya’s Attractive Historical Sites : Historical places and landmarks in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are so popular safari destinations with tourists that they are called “landmarks.” The history of these great countries and the culture history of East Africa are shown in museums. There are museums, monuments, and places among these historical sites and Landmarks.

Nairobi National Museum.

Has some of the most famous collections of Kenyan history, culture, and art, such as ancient artefacts, more than 900 stuffed birds and animals, fossils from Turkana Lake, displays of ethnic tribal groups, watercolors of flowers and plants, and a collection of rocks and minerals. In the area Hominid Vault, you can find the “first men,” which are bones and fossils from the time before humans lived.

Karen Blixen Museum.

The neighborhoods of Nairobi have become well-known around the world since the movie “Out of Africa,” which was based on Karen’s autobiography. The museum has a store where you can buy crafts, signs, postcards, books, and other gifts.

Fort Jesus Museum – Mombasa.

Built by the Portuguese in 1593, it was a barracks for soldiers from 1837 until 1895, when it became a jail. In 1958, it was made a national park, and in 1962, it became a museum. It has things like the wreck of the ”Santo Antonio da Tanna,” which sank in the port of Mombasa in 1697, and ceramics that were found along the coast.

Lamu Museum.

Between 1813 and 1821, it was built on Lamu Island as a fortress. From 1910 to 1984, it was used as a jail. The permanent exhibition on the ground floor is split into three sections: marine, freshwater, and terrestrial. Each area has its own ecosystems. There are offices, labs, a shop, and a diner on the second floor.

Malindi Museum.

It has special exhibits and is a centre for information about Malindi’s sights and events. It also has a collection of pictures, objects, and artefacts from Malindi’s past and present, as well as information about the explorer Vasco da Gama and his arrival in 1498.

Kisumu Museum.

Holds exhibitions of cultural history, collections of species of flora and fauna, a traditional Luo house, Luo traditional artifacts. Here, you can learn about the way people live in western Kenya. Historical places and monuments like Fort Tenan, Songhor, Thimlich Ohinga, and Rusinga islands are connected to the museum.

Kitale Museum.

The scientist Hugh Stoneham, who lived in Kitale and had a collection of insects, animals, and books, gave it the name Stoneham Museum. The museum also has artefacts from the different ethnic groups in the area.

Loiyangalani Museum.

 It is in the desert on top of a hill with a view of Turkana Lake. It is about the lives of eight different groups of people who live in the area and the natural surroundings. And this can be greatly explored on a Kenya safari.

Gede Museum.

Gede was a typical Swahili town that was built in the 12th century, rebuilt in the 15th or 16th century, and then abandoned in the 17th century. Mosques, a castle, and houses that are now under water in the forest are all part of the ruins.

Kalenguria Museum.

Keeps books and documents in a memorial library in honour of all the heroes who fought for Kenya’s independence. The library also has artefacts and photos of the Pokot people, as well as finds that show the pre-colonial history, slavery, the arrival of Europeans, African resistance to colonial rule, and the activities of early nationalists.

Meru Museum.

Keep the traditional culture and practices of Meru people and has a garden with shrubs and indigenous medicine grasses, traditional huts, an outdoor platform for dance, music and kiosks for selling.

Kabernet Museum.

 Has four galleries with displays about culture, the environment, and native information. The show about the cultures of the Keiyo/Marakwet, Samburu, Pokot, Nandi, and Kipsigis is the safari major attraction. There are also things from before colonisation, during colonisation, and after freedom.

Narok Museum.

Narok Museum Holds exhibitions of photos and artifacts to preserve the beauty and the strength of the traditional culture of the Maasai and Maa people, paintings and photographs depicting the traditional lifestyle.

Rabai Museum Mombasa.

It’s known as the place where Christianity started in Kenya. It’s a big reminder of what happened when the first missionaries arrived.

Tom Mboya Mausoleum Kisumu.

Here are some facts about Tom Mboya’s family and his work as a Kenyan government spy around the world. His gravesite was built in his honour.

Uhuru Garden Nairobi.

 Uhuru, which means “freedom” in Swahili, is the biggest memorial park in Kenya. The park is called “Independence Park” to remember the fight for freedom. In the garden, the main draw is a 24-meter tower with a pair of hands covering a dove, which is a symbol of peace. The tower of the monument is a statue of a group of freedom fighters proudly raising a flag.

Jumba la Mtwana Mombasa.

The name means “the big house of slaves” in Swahili. There are four churches, a tomb, and four houses in the area. These are the Great Mosque, the House of Cylinders, the House of Food, and the House of Many Wells.

Mnarani Kilifi.

There are the remains of two churches and several tombs at the site. The first mosque was built around 1475, and the second one was built around 1500. Both of them were burned in the early 1600s.

Only the people who live there built Siyu Fort. Local legend says that it was made by a Siyu leader in the 1800s to protect the people of the area from Arab rule. Inside are the ruins of a stone house he made for himself. The fort protects what’s left of the tombs and the beautiful churches.

Koobi Fora.

The site is east of Turkana Lake and covers 1800 square kilometres. It has fossils of hominids from the Pleistocene and Pliocene periods, which happened about 5 million years ago, as well as fossils of animals and plants. Here, the famous palaeontologist Dr. Richard Leakey found the first Australopithecus head. He also found fossils of Homo habilis and Homo erectus.

Songhor.

The spot is in Nyando district of the Nyanza Province and takes up 78 hectares of land. Fossils of eight animal types and early humans from the Miocene period, which happened about 19 million years ago, have been found.

Takwa Lamu.

These are the remains of a thriving Swahili city that was abandoned in the 1600s. Under the walls, you can see the remains of the only mosque with a big column that stands for the burial of Sheikh.

Thimlich Ohinga.

In Migori area of the Nyanza province is a “terrible dense forest.” The stone building is 1 to 4.2 metres high and was made without using glue or sand. The things that were found on the site are older than 500 years, and it looks like the Bantu people built it.

Olorgesailie.

Is the bottom of a lake that formed between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago, at the end of the Middle Pleistocene period. Due to the heavy fall of alkaline volcanic ash, it has been able to keep biological and culture items that show how people have changed over time. The fossils are in layers because the earth has moved since then. This lets us study them. Human tools are the most important fossils in the area. They show how important the foreign site is.