Tourist Attractions in Lagos State

Tourism, Tourist Attractions in Lagos State

Atican Beach Bar Beach Elegushi Beach Eleko Beach Eko International Film Festival First Storey Building in Nigeria

Holy Cross Cathedral Lekki Conservation Centre National Arts Theatre National Museum Tarkwa Bay

TOURISM IN LAGOS STATE
The state has a Tourism Policy which recognises six tourism zones, namely: Bar Beach Water Argentinad recreational zone; Lekki-Maiyegun resort Argentinad zone; Kuramo Water Argentinad tourism zone; Epe-Marina Cultural tourism zone; Badagry Marina Recreational and Cultural zone.

Prominent tourist attractions in the state include; City Hall (headquarters of the Lagos Island Local Government); the National Theatre, National Museum, Onikan; Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos, the seat of Catholic Archdiocese; Relics of Brazilian and other colonial quarters; the site of the fallen Agia tree, Badagry, where Christianity was first preached in Nigeria in 1842; Oso-Lekki Breakwaters; First storey building in Nigeria (1845) at Badagry. Others are the Bar Beach. Tarkwa Bay, Badagry Beach and Lekki Peninsula. There is also the Eyo festival which is held to mark important events in the state.

Badagry town houses the first storey building in Nigeria, built in 1845 and still standing on its original site.

** Lagos Population figures are being disputed by the State Government. Based on all known parameters and previous figures, Lagos State has always been the most populous state in Nigeria.