Ogbomoso

Worth seeing in and around Ogbomoso

One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

   Ladoke Akintola University of Technology is a public research institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The university enrolls over 30,000 students and employs more than 3,000 workers including contract staff.

   1.6 km · Public University in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

There are some interesting places to visit in Ogbomosho. Notable among them include: Visit the Baptist Seminary. This institution was started by an American missionary, Charles Edwin Smith. He wanted to help train preachers and thus created a class for them. In 1948, the Seminary was officially affiliated to the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, United States of America. See the Central Mosque.

1. 01
   Ogbomosho Palace

   An ancient historical monument full of artefacts and history of house the traditional ruler of Ogbomoso.

2. 02
   Lautech Botanical Ground

   It has a nursery, research plot, playground and an administrative block.

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Things to do

There are a couple of festivals and amazing places that may catch the fancy of visistors and tourists in Ogbomosho. Prominent among them are:

1. 01
   Egungun Festival

   The celebration is a two-week event held in public spaces.

2. 02
   Takie Park

   A coordinated and managed park in Ogbomosho central.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   JJJ Restaurant

   Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Oyo - Ogbomoso Road.

2. 02
   Lagos Food Canteen

   Nitel Road, Takie Ogbomoso.

3. 03
   Nnwanyi Enugu Restaurant

   Ogbomosho Rd.

4. 04
   PECTORIA Restaurant

   They have different continental dishes like dessert, shawarma, pizza, barbecue, fruit salad, dish pie, fritries, coleslaw, cold stone, beef suya pizza, chicken and cheese.

5. 05
   Spicy Hut Restaurant

   2 Highet Rd, Oke-Ado.

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Getting to Ogbomoso

Airports

General Tunde Idiagbon (ILR), 43 km · Murtala Muhammed (LOS), 201 km · Cotonou Cadjehoun (COO), 285 km

• Ilorin/Ogbomosho → Ogbomoso

  46 km · quickest by road, 51 min · ₦2,680–3,570
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• Lagos → Ogbomoso

  209 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · ₦13,400–17,850
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• Asaba → Ogbomoso

  349 km · quickest by road, 7h 19m · ₦25,400–33,850
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