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Igbo Olokun used to be a forested, sacred grove (igbo) that housed shrines at which the goddess Olokun was worshipped. Igbo Olokun in the city of Ile-Ife, in south-western Nigeria, said to have history of glass makers with unique manufacturing techniques in West Africa. The recovery of glass beads and associated production materials were found there during excavation. Analysis of the composition of the artefacts and preliminary dating of the site, which puts the main timing of glass-working between the 11th and 15th centuries AD. The results of these studies suggest that glass bead manufacture at this site was largely independent of glass-making traditions documented farther afield, and that Igbo Olokun may represent one of the earliest known glass-production workshops in West Africa. The location is not divulged except on request and permission of the keepers of the shrine because it is a sacred grove.
Moremi Ajasaro
The statute of Moremi also known as Moremi Ajasaro a courageous queen who delivered the Yorubas from oppression. She is seen as a symbol of liberty and freedom. The statute was unveiled in 2016 by the present Oonirisa of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The statute is the tallest in Nigeria and second tallest in Africa. Moremi also known as Äyaba Moremi Meaning Queen Moremi was married to Oranmiyan the heir apparent to the throne of Ife the Son of Oduduwa. He was said to be the first King of Ile Ife.
The unveiling of the gigantic Ori-Olokun sculpture at the Ori-Olokun Roundabout, which was called Mayfair Roundabout in Ile-Ife till statute was erected. The historical Ori-Olokun was built into a huge statue and located at the central part of the city. It was commissioned by the Executive Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
National Museum Ile Ife
A frequently visited tourist attraction. It is an archaeological museum which showcases some of the relics uncovered from Ile Ife. This museum contains relics, a place of ancient and modern. Its content includes but is not limited to archaeological excavations, regalia, ancient remains and pictures of some parts of Nigerian history. The National Museum Ife is a good place to visit to understand the people, the culture and the way of life of the city.
QAU
It was established in 1962 as the University of Ife. In 1987 it was renamed Obafemi Awolowo University in honour of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, one of the university's founding father. The campus is said to be the most beautiful in Nigeria and possibly Africa. The campus was designed by Bauhaus graduate Arieh Sharon together with a team of Nigerian architects including Lagos-based architect A.A. Egbor between the 1960s and 1980s.
A.G. Leventis Museum
In 1973, the university launched an endowment fund. This was as a result of four main objectives laid out by the university one of which was the establishment of a standard type repository for scientific material in the university. In January 1974, the thought of establishing a Natural History Museum and that which would be a leading natural history museum on the west coast of Africa was midwived, this was to be a stand alone project. The funds raised for the endowment fund did not quite work out as a result the university had to fund the project through another means, they reached out to AG. Leventis as a result, the project was supported by a large grant by AG. Leventis Foundation. The design of the museum was done by Jame Cubitt Adenuga Coy.
Go sightseeing to Oonirisa palace, a picture of splendour and beauty in contrast in Ile Ife.