{"id":46604,"date":"2017-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmp-blog.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/lagos50-20historic-sites-in-lagos\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T09:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:08:19","slug":"lagos50-20historic-sites-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/lagos50-20historic-sites-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos@50: 21 Historic Sites in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lagos is by far one of the most interesting cities in Nigeria, and certainly one of the fascinating cities in Africa. The former capital of Nigeria, Lagos city was created on May 27th, 1967. It is referred to as the \u201ccentre of excellence\u201d because it is the financial hub of the nation. The city is characterised by its vigour and an intensely motivating atmosphere, it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean featuring beautiful beaches and exotic nightspots. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLasgidi or Eko\u201d as fondly called by Nigerians is considered the most populous state in Nigeria with over 16 million people as of 2015. In recent years, Lagos has become Africa&#8217;s most bustling city and one of its economic powerhouse. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city kicked off the celebration of its Golden Jubilee on April 8, 2017, tagged Lagos@50 with lots of events which have been carefully selected to outline the journey of the state from 1967 till date. To celebrate Lagos State\u2019s birthday, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travelstart Nigeria is celebrating by sharing pictures of historic sites worth exploring in Lagos.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">1.Tinubu Square<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Tinubu-squared_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"438\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h6>Photocredit|36ng<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">2. Apapa Port<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Apapa-Port-premium-times.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"536\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|premium times<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">3. Carter Bridge<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Carter-bridge-pulse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|pulseng<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">4. The National Museum<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/national-museum-lagos-36ng.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|36ng<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">5. The Freedom Park<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/freedom-park-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"583\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|36ng<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trvelstartngph.wpenginepowered.com\/lagos-50-list-of-events-you-should-attend\/\">Related article: Lagos@50: List of event you should attend<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">6. The Slave Port in Badagry<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/slave-port-iheanyiblog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|iheanyi blog<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">7. Old Lagos Prison<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/lagos-prisons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"160\" \/>ihe<\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|google<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">8. The Lagos Railway Station<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Lagos-Railway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|lastminute<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">9. \u00a0The General Post Office, Lagos<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/postoffice-flckr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|flickr<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">10. The National Theatre<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/national-theatre-36ng.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"242\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|36ng<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">11. The National Stadium<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/national-stadium-36ng.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/trvelstartngph.wpenginepowered.com\/17-interesting-historical-facts-about-nigeria\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/national-stadium.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a>photocredit|36ng<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trvelstartngph.wpenginepowered.com\/17-interesting-historical-facts-about-nigeria\/\">Related article: 17 interesting historical facts about Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">12. Taiwo Olowo Monument<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Taiwo-Olowo-36ng-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|36ng<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">13. Lagos Lagoon<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Lagos-lagoon-youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|youtube<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">14. Tafawa Balewa Square<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/tafawa-balewa-36ng.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|36ng<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">15. Bookshop House &amp; Herbert Macaulay Statute<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Bookshop-House-Herbert-Macaulay-Statute.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|buzzfeed<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">16. Third Mainland Bridge<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/third-mainland-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|pulseng<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">17. Civic Center<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Civic-Centre-Lagos1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|lagos1<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">18. African \u00a0Church Cathedral on Broad Street<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/cathedral-afrotourism.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|afrotourism<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">19. Government Press Building on Broad Street<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/govtpress-lagos50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>photocredit|lagos@50<\/h6>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #00ccff;\">20. 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