# Best Museums in Kano, Kano State Canonical: https://ranked.ng/museums/kano Source: Ranked (ranked.ng), Nigeria's directory of record. Ranking as published on 2026-09-04. Ranked lists 27 museums in Kano; 13,065 Google reviews analysed. Ranking order is never for sale. Gidan Makama Museum and Kofar Gadon Kaya each have 4.2 stars. Kofar Gadon Kaya has 897 reviews, compared with 664 for Gidan Makama Museum. Kano Zoo has the largest review count, 5,043, with a 4.0 rating. There are 25 ranked museums in Kano, Kano State. Kano Zoological Garden has 4.1 stars from 664 reviews, while Kofar Mazugal Kano has 4.0 stars from 554. The ratings are close, but review totals vary sharply. ## What the data shows for museums in Kano Counted from every museum ranked in Kano, not only the ones in the table. - Ranked: 27 - With five or more Google reviews: 20 - Total Google reviews: 13065 - Rated 4.5 or higher: 3; 4.0 to 4.4: 17; below 4.0: 5; unrated: 2 - Median reviews per business: 35 - Phone listed: 15; website: 6; opening hours: 16; photo on file: 21 - Most reviewed: Kano Zoo (5,043, 4.0); Emir's Palace Kano City (3,473, 4.3); Kofar Gadon Kaya (897, 4.2) - Median published city for museums on Ranked: 27 listed, across 30 cities - Newest Google review held for this set: 2026-06 ## Ranking (top 27 of 27) | # | Business | Google rating | Reviews | Phone | Address | Profile | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Gidan Makama Museum | 4.2 | 664 | 0816 373 9092 | Emir Palace Rd, Wudilawa, Kano 700103, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/gidan-makama-museum-i8x1ck | | 2 | Kano Zoo | 4.0 | 5043 | 0703 031 9775 | 138 Zoo Rd, Gadun, Kano 700103, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/kano-zoo-lltjg0 | | 3 | Kofar Gadon Kaya | 4.2 | 897 | | BUK Road, Kofar Bompai, Kano 700271, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/kofar-gadon-kaya-kano | | 4 | Kano Zoological Garden | 4.1 | 664 | | 8b Zoo Rd, Gadun, Kano 700103, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/kano-zoological-garden-kano | | 5 | Kofar Mazugal Kano | 4.0 | 554 | 0706 080 6040 | Murtala Muhd through Triumph to, 2G89+266, Gwammaja Road, Kano City, Kano 700212, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/kofar-mazugal-kano--vormk | | 6 | Old Kano City Gate and Wall | 4.1 | 408 | 0703 326 5795 | XGJF+H2H, Kofar Dan Agudi, Kano 700103, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/old-kano-city-gate-and-wall-kdx_wy | | 7 | Kofar Waika kano, Kano State, Nigeria | 4.0 | 162 | 0902 675 5866 | 2F6Q+6WH, Kofar Waika Rd, Kofar Walka, Kano 700282, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/kofar-waika-kano-kano-state-nigeria-kano | | 8 | Lifidi studio | 4.0 | 443 | 0816 899 9414 | Dan Agundi Rd, Kofar Dan Agudi, Kano 700103, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/lifidi-studio-cbfack | | 9 | Dr. Mudi Sipikin | 4.8 | 4 | 0806 094 1646 | Buna Road, Kofar Wambali, Kano 700211, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/dr-mudi-sipikin-geo378 | | 10 | Mambayya House | 4.1 | 140 | | 2G84+27P, Aminu Kano Way, Kano City, Kano 700252, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/mambayya-house-fl2ibu | | 11 | Kano State Tourist Board | 3.8 | 145 | 0808 967 4569 | 2G3X+H6X, GRA, Kano 700213, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/kano-state-tourist-board-kano | | 12 | Madakin Kano Palace | 4.3 | 15 | 0911 289 6031 | 2G29+35X, Kano City, Kano 700224, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/madakin-kano-palace-19_zga | | 13 | Wisdom Palace Esate | 4.2 | 35 | | Panisau Road, off Jaba, Airport Area, Kano 700211, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/wisdom-palace-esate-godlhi | | 14 | Tudun Murtala Cemetery | 4.1 | 17 | 0901 911 4413 | 2HH6+Q5V, Kano 700213, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/tudun-murtala-cemetery-1hyw-4 | | 15 | Gidan Dan Hausa Museum | 4.0 | 5 | | XGMW+6CV, Dan Hausa Rd, Jaoji, Kano 700102, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/gidan-dan-hausa-museum-ok2c8s | | 16 | Dakali TV | 4.4 | 5 | 0803 451 9145 | No. 529 F.C.E DUKAWUYA, Kofar Bompai, Kano 700282, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/dakali-tv-43_8oa | | 17 | Rabi abdullahi | 4.5 | 2 | 0813 728 6465 | XG8P+XHR, Hausawa Sabon Titi, Gyadi Gyadi, Kano 700101, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/rabi-abdullahi-lmzm2s | | 18 | white house zango, hauren gadagi | 5.0 | 2 | | 2G2G+J8H, Ganuwa (Dwell of Kano), Kofar Mata, Kano 700114, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/white-house-zango-hauren-gadagi-diellw | | 19 | Hotoro Hangama | 3.4 | 10 | | XHHQ+P9Q, Giginyu, Kano 700213, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/hotoro-hangama-kgf2xe | | 20 | Kurgum Hill | 3.2 | 6 | | GHX9+3V8, Rano 710101, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/kurgum-hill-wspghs | | 21 | RMK Museum | 2.3 | 3 | | XHW2+XPM, Race Course Rd, GRA, Kano 700213, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/rmk-museum-3wjn8i | | 22 | M GEE ART AND DESIGN | 3.0 | 1 | | 2HM3+X6W, Baba Mai Kwari St, Gwagwarwa, Kano 700213, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/m-gee-art-and-design-q7r2uq | | 23 | National Museum Gidan Makama Kano | | 0 | | Emir Palace Road, Kan Karofi, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/national-museum-gidan-makama-kano-osm594979 | | 24 | Gidan Makama Museum, Kano | | 0 | | Gidan Makama Museum, Kano, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/gidan-makama-museum-kano | | 25 | Zaytun Hotel Kano | 4.4 | 290 | 0814 533 3540 | New Hotel Zaytun Tower building, along zungeru road, off Hajji Kem roundabout, Sabon Gari, Kano 700211, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/zaytun-hotel-kano | | 26 | Emir's Palace Kano City | 4.3 | 3473 | 0806 898 8677 | XGR9+RH4, Emir Palace Rd, Kano City, Kano 700103, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/emir-s-palace-kano-city-3thbdk | | 27 | Hilton Palace Hotel Kano | 4.4 | 77 | 0706 666 6030 | No 6, Hilton Close, Hajj Camp Road, Airport Rd, Kofar Mazugal, Kano 700211, Kano, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/hilton-palace-hotel-kano | ## Frequently asked questions ### Which museums have the highest rating in Kano? Gidan Makama Museum and Kofar Gadon Kaya each have 4.2 stars, the highest rating in the first five positions. Gidan Makama Museum has 664 reviews, while Kofar Gadon Kaya has 897, so the ratings match but the review totals do not. ### Which museum in Kano has the most Google reviews? Kano Zoo has the largest review count among the five named first, with 5,043 reviews and a 4.0 rating. Its review total is higher than Kofar Gadon Kaya's 897, Gidan Makama Museum's 664, Kano Zoological Garden's 664 and Kofar Mazugal Kano's 554. ### How many museums are in Kano? Ranked counts 25 museums in Kano, Kano State. The figures for Gidan Makama Museum are 4.2 stars and 664 reviews, while Kano Zoological Garden has 4.1 stars and 664 reviews. Those are two of the profiles included in the count. ### How should I read the museum ratings in Kano? The ratings sit close together across the five named first: Gidan Makama Museum and Kofar Gadon Kaya have 4.2 stars, Kano Zoological Garden has 4.1, and Kano Zoo and Kofar Mazugal Kano have 4.0. Review counts range from 554 to 5,043, so the volume behind each rating differs. ## About this data Ranked is a directory: it is not the businesses it lists and does not act for them. Ratings and review counts are Google's, quoted as sourced; the order, the composite score and the counts above are Ranked's own. Methodology: https://ranked.ng/how-we-rank. JSON with the score breakdown: https://ranked.ng/dataset/rankings/museums/kano.json. MCP server for agents: https://ranked.ng/api/mcp. Cite as: Ranked (ranked.ng), https://ranked.ng/museums/kano, as accessed on 2026-09-05.