House of Slaves

Very moving. Though I wish some of the other tourists would take it more seriously and not take glamour photo shots in the doorway of no return… there are plenty of other spots to do that. Don’t do that in that solemn portal, please. So some respect and decency or just stay away. Just my two cents…

This place could be a haven for peace and reflection, but everything revolves around art and selling most of the wares to tourists. The place itself is magnificent, but not the people. Everyone seems to act as a guide these days.

I left here in complete shambles. The atrocious acts that took plac3 here. It's history to never forget but hard to take in

Important site with real potential but not much info is here and it's closed a few days a week! 😭

A solemn and sacred space that reminded me of how evil humans can be. It underscored how religion, power, and money justified the dehumanization of an entire race...and yet we still haven't gotten far from this mindset. Long live the stories of the door of no return. I loved Senegal.

If you are in Goree, might as well come here. It’s the slave trade house. Get the ticket (1500xof) from the museum on the other side of the road. Unfortunately the house is empty and limited items to show how the actual slave trade went. It is rather small, and it’s hard to imagine any large scale slave trade taking place here logistically, compared to the ones I saw in Ghana. The door of no return is really small, and doesn’t lead anywhere, no access to a pier or anything. Its legitimacy is questionable, as is the house itself, which was only built at the very end of the slave trade.

the house of Slaves was an experience to experience. being from African decent, it was truly humbling to be in a place where my ancestors were held captive for over 300+ years. To stand in those tiny rooms , to stand at the “Door of no return” gave me chills. this was heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. I am glad it was preserved so the WORLD can see what we went throw for decades and still continues til this day . i HIGHLY RECOMMEND this place. the only reason for the 4 stars is because it was smaller than i thought. but it was still very amazing

20 million slaves were transported from this very spot. The hellish conditions of their 'storage' are well preserved. The exhibition is accurate & informative and nicely contrasts the relatively milder African/Arabian 'household' slavery with the brutality of the transatlantic 'plantation' slave trade. Many of the visitors were visibly affected and if any place could be 'haunted' I suppose it would have to be a place like this. Goree Island itself is very beautiful and well worth a visit - allow 2hrs +