Tourist attractions in my state you would love to visit

Good evening friends, today I will be writing about the various hangout locations in my hometown. I'm from Ondo state and Ondo State is a state in South Western Nigeria. Created in February 1976 from the former Western State. Ondo state which is known as the sunshine state has 18 local government which one of it is Akure, the state capital and precisely where I came from.

Nigeria as a country has 3 major tribes which are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba though there are so many other tribes but these three tribes are the major tribes in the country. Hausa tribe is located in the northern part of the country, Igbo tribe is located in the Eastern part of the country and Yoruba tribe is located in the western part of the country.

Ondo State being a state in the south western part of Nigeria automatically makes it a Yoruba state. Ondo state is blessed with alluring landscapes with some exciting tourist sites. There are quite a number of places to visit in my State but I will be talking about 5 most common and exciting places.

• Idanre hills

Idanre Hills, which the Yorubas termed as "Oke Idanre", is one of the most beautiful and most visited landscapes in Ondo State and Nigeria. It has 660 steps and five resting points set at 100 meters interval between the hills before reaching to the topmost hill. Idanre hill is the most popular resort center and the most travelled destination in Ondo state.

The hill has nine wonders which are;

• The steps

• The King's Palace

• Agboogun's Legacy

• Unreadable signs

• Agboogun's footprint

• The wonderful mat

• Aopara Water

• The Orosun Hill

• The Arun river

The wonders are truly so much wonder because of its uniqueness, the steps which are 660 in number is really such a wonder even the Agboogun’s Footprint which fits any foot size and the Arun river which flows from the Orosun Hill and has so much healing power. This hill has also brought so much fame to the nation which led to the the nation's nomination of the UNESCO world heritage site shortlist.

• Igbokoda Waterfront

The Igbokoda waterfront is located in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State which offers series of activities such as boating, swimming, picnic, boat regatta, diving and so on. It is one of the longest territorial waters in Nigeria and has a waterfront which has a fishing terminal and normally attract any visitor that comes around.

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• Smokin Hills Golf Resort

This resort is located in Ilara Mokin and was built in 2012 by Chief Michael Ade-Ojo. The name "smokin hills golf resort was derived from smoke that emits early in the morning from the 140 acres of the jungle surrounding it and the rolling hills. The back drop of smoke is seen in the air in the evening and the greenery at the resort is normally awesome in the morning. The golf course was carved out of 140 acres of surrounding jungle and rolling hills. This place is one of the best resort centers I've been to and I can tell you it is one of the best if you feel like relieving stress. You only need to give it a view and don't forget to take your golf equipment along when going.

• Owo museum of Antiques

As the name implies, this museum is located in Owo local government and over the years, this museum has been one of the best in the state. The museum gives so many history about Owo and the major reason why it is reserved for visitors who wants to learn more about the Owo history and values. The Owo museum of antiques is a national museum and it has so many woods and ivory carvings, brass and bronze works.

• Cave of Ashes

The Cave of Ashes is located in Isarun and it's skeleton was firstly discovered by Professor Thurstan Shaw who was an archaeologist at the university of Ibadan. The cave of ashes is normally referred to as the home of the oldest pre-historic man in West Africans. (I guess because it was discovered by an old professor).

These locations are quite amazing and you will sure love to visit some of them, I have also visited some and I wish I have the pictures we took from our visitations. It's been a while we visited the places though and I wish to visit them again soon.

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