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Popular souvenirs from Ghana include wood carvings (dolls and statues), musical instruments (drums and recorders), and pottery calabash (pots and spoons) derived from the hard shell of the calabash tree.

For finding a collection of archeological pieces of artifacts visit the national museum. The National Arts Centre offers examples of contemporary painters, sculptured figurines in wood or bronze, rich mahogany carvings and assortment of antiquities. Also nearby are stalls selling traditional jewellery and cloth.

Explore Makola market Accra's largest to buy a variety of deliciously rich fruit and vegetables, traditional materials of Ghana "Kente" or Adinkra and beads.

Take a trip to Accra's liveliest business street Kwame Nkrumah Avenue lined with departments stores, airline agencies and leading banks. Accra high fashion is also catered for by boutiques offering designer African and European garments, shoes and jewellery.Take advantage of tailors and seamstresses to run up an outfit before you leave. Ladies!, l
ocals hairdressing salons can cater for both European and Afro hair (weaves, plaiting and perming).

A trip to Ghana would not be complete without visiting a Pan African Cultural Center i.e. The W.E.B. Du Bois Center and the George Padmore Library.