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Forget the Kumasi City Mall, here are 6 other places to visit in Kumasi

Kumasi last week witnessed the opening of the $ 95 million retail facilities known as the Kumasi City Mall and social media has been awash with trolling of 'Sianos'

As it is with every new invention and technology, several people goofed around trying to use the facility which didn’t go well with Netizens. This has resulted in the trolling of people from Kumasi popularly known as Sianos on several social networks.

But before there was the KCM,  here are 6 exciting and fun places people were visiting and you can too.

Located in the middle of the city, the Kumasi central market which is popularly referred to as the Kejetia Market is one of the places to visit in the Garden city. It holds the record as the largest single open air market not in just in Ghana but on the whole continent of Africa.           Kejetia Market houses over 45, 000 stores and stalls that sell wares from food, clothes, Kente fabrics, spare, handcrafted Ashanti jewelry, wax textiles, spices, and much more. Human and vehicular traffic is so massive that a visitor may get completely lost in the market if care is not taken.  Parts of the market are currently being redeveloped to meet international markets and would accommodate an extra 10,000 stores in order to ease congestion. It has a convenient parking area for vehicles, modern bus terminal, fire station, clinic, police station, crèche, community facilities with modern security features, modern sewerage, and sanitation facility for the users of the market.

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Manhyia which translates loosely from Akan, the language of the Kumasi people as “the meeting of the nation” is the official residence and office of the King of Ashanti, Otumfuo Osei Tutu. The palace ground is home to both the new palace and the old which is now a museum and situated in Kumasi.  Every 42 days the King and his subjects converge at a festival known as the Akwasidae festival at the durbar grounds close to the palace. Manhyia palace is a cultural and linguistic hub that provides knowledge on the Asante tribe as well as the lives of their brave kings. If you’re lucky you’ll see Okomfo Anokye’s famous golden stool at the festival.

The eighth wonder of the world, the Okomfo Anokye Sword site is a popular place you should visit on your next trip to Kumasi. It’s believed to have been placed in the earth by Okomfo Anokye, a powerful priest from Awukugua who united the other Ashanti states to become one kingdom.  No human being has been able to plug out the sword from the earth just like Okomfo Anokye predicted. You can find the site of the Sword on the same grounds as the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital where knowledgeable guides will take you through a vivid and colorful history of the priest.

Named after Captain Robert Sutherland Rattray, a Scottish Assistant Colonial Secretary in the then Gold Coast, the Rattray Park is a recreational and a modern amusement park located in Kumasi. It was commissioned by former President Mahama and Otumfuo Osei Tutu as part of government plans to restore the city’s title as the garden city of Ghana. It has an artificial lake, a golf cart, Wi-Fi connection, children's playground, a gym and a 6m² dancing fountain.

Trust Kumasianos to be extra with everything and this includes fast food joints like the ultra-modern restaurant which was opened by global fast food brand, KFC in Kumasi.  The Drive-Through Restaurant can be found at the Asokwa Shell Fuel station, a suburb of Kumasi and has grown to become one of the places citizens of this city love to meet, have fun, eat and network.

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The Kumasi Botanical Garden is one of the 5 popular Botanical gardens namely Aburi, Legon, Cape Coast and Bumso which currently exists in Ghana. Founded in 1965, the garden is operated by the Biological science department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology as an educational and tourist site. It is home Ferns, palms, shade-loving plants on banks of a small stream and an unknown number of plant species.  The Garden is popular for its use a recreational center and a spot where wedded couples take photos.

Before the advent of the Kumasi mall, the Knust Jubilee Mall served the entertainment, economic and shopping needs of the University and its adjourning communities.  The Jubilee Mall project was the brainchild of HFC bank and cost $4 million to build. The mall has banks, restaurants, shops and many more.

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