Yaoundé

Museums & galleries

Blackitude Museum

An ethnographic museum located behind the presidential grandstand in downtown Yaoundé, opened in 1998. Its exhibits showcase the diversity and richness of Cameroonian culture.

Temples & religious sites

Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Yaoundé

This distinctive cathedral occupies the round central post office building in downtown Yaoundé, Cameroon, and serves as the seat of the Catholic archdiocese. Its unusual setting makes it an easy stop while touring the city center.

Zoos & aquariums

Mvog-Betsi Zoo

This zoo and botanical garden in Yaoundé is home to big cats, reptiles, birds of prey, and other species. It also lets you get a close look at primates cared for by an ape conservation organization.

Temples & religious sites

Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres

This is Yaoundé's landmark Catholic basilica, rebuilt on the site of Cameroon's first church. Consecrated in 2006, it remains a central gathering place for worshippers in the heart of the city and is worth a visit.

Shopping & districts

Mvolyé

This district in central Yaoundé became a hub for spreading Christianity across central and eastern Cameroon after Catholic missionaries founded a settlement here in the early 20th century. It's still a pleasant place to stroll and sense traces of that era.

Museums & galleries

Ethnographic museum of forest people

Located in downtown Yaoundé, this museum brings together the everyday tools, traditional dwellings, and stories of tribes who have long made their home in the rainforest. Touring artifacts such as the drums once used to send signals between forest villages, with a guide's commentary, offers a close-up sense of the jungle communities' wisdom.

Museums & galleries

Solomon Tandeng Muna Foundation Museum

This private museum honors Solomon Tandeng Muna, a former vice president of Cameroon, through exhibits on his life and achievements alongside traditional crafts. A performance space rounds out the museum, making it a good place to experience Cameroonian traditional culture broadly.

Museums & galleries

Mount febe Benedictine Monastery Museum of the Art of Cameroon

This museum, attached to a Benedictine monastery on the slopes of Mount Febe outside Yaoundé, displays Cameroonian religious art created by the monks. It's a peaceful spot away from the city center to take in art and faith together.