The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ouidah

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ouidah, Benin

Updated December 30, 2019

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Unusual Attractions in Ouidah

Pythons at the temple.

Ouidah, Benin

The Temple of Pythons

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

Door of No Return.

Ouidah, Benin

La Porte du Non-Retour (The Door of No Return)

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

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Amazon Statue

The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.

22 miles from Ouidah

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Ganvie Lake Village

Africa's Venice on stilts.

24 miles from Ouidah

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