Benin is a country in Western Africa.  Although the crime rate can be high in some areas,  according to the Lonely Planet it is one of the best countries in the region to travel in. Benin has a rich (but dark) history that makes for some interesting site-seeing opportunities. It was one of the centers of the slave trade in Africa, and today you can trace the path that took millions of Africans away from Africa and into lives of bondage. There is a memorial set up at the Point of No Return. You can also see the throne of Ghézo, an important king of the Dahomey empire. The throne is mounted on real  human skulls.  This is the original home of the Voodoo religion, and many of the people who live there still practice it,  so you can also shop "fetish markets" for preserved animal h

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