After Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, and Mombasa, Kenya’s coastal metropolis, Kisumu is the country’s third-largest city. It is the third-largest city in the Lake Victoria Basin (after Kampala, Uganda, and Mwanza, Tanzania). Kisumu is close to Kogelo, a community most known as the birthplace of Barack Obama Sr., the 44th president of the United States. Kisumu...Read More

The famous Karen Blixen Museum is a former African home of Danish novelist Karen Blixen, notable for her 1937 book Out of Africa, depicting life at the estate. It is located 10 kilometers outside of Nairobi, Kenya, “at the foot of the Ngong Hills. HistoryThe bungalow-style house that is now the Karen Blixen Museum was...Read More

The Marsabit National Park and Nature Reserve is a national park and nature reserve in northern Kenya, near the town of Marsabit, located at the base of Mount Marsabit. It is located 560 kilometers north of Nairobi in Marsabit County, in what was then known as the Eastern Province. It is known for its zebra...Read More

The Malindi Museum is a museum in the Kenyan town of Malindi. The Malindi Coelacanth, a famous Malindi Coelacanth, is one of the museum’s temporary displays. The museum is housed in the House of Columns, a two-story structure built-in 1891. It has a terraced roof and porch, and it served as Malindi’s first hospital for...Read More