3 Best Shopping in Ghana

All prices are negotiable, as they should be at an indoor/outdoor public market. Get lost in the maze of textiles, clothing, jewelry, carvings, bags, and musical instruments—whew! Deep breath. Continue—antiques, leather, wood furniture, and metal ornaments. The best stuff is sometimes outside. The less stressful area is at the market’s rear.

Modern fine art meets West African culture here, with a splendid display of metal sculptures, wood carvings, trinkets, paintings, masks, boxes, and more. This is the real thing. Look but don’t touch, unless you’re buying.

On rainy days or hot days when air conditioning is mandatory, hit the mall. Three stories high, it’s loaded with name-brand offerings, although the names may be different from the ones you’re used to seeing back home. The goods are pretty much the same: electronics, books, fashion, housewares, and the obligatory mall coffee shop, food court, and kids' bouncy castle.