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Highlights include Christ Church, Darajani Market, Darajani Market, Former Darajani Creek and the dala-dala terminal, Hamamni Persian Baths, Malindi Mosque.

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  1. Christ Church: story on the “Mkunazini: Slavery and Memory in Stone Town” route

    Here, the promise of freedom will collide with how people were actually hired and seated.

  2. Darajani Market: story on the “Market, Creek, and Port of Stone Town” route

    This is where the story begins of how a convenient place for trade was meant to be made compulsory.

  3. Darajani Market: story on the “Mkunazini: Slavery and Memory in Stone Town” route

    The market’s name will preserve the town crossing, of which no visible trace remains.

  4. Former Darajani Creek and the dala-dala terminal: story on the “Market, Creek, and Port of Stone Town” route

    This stop will show who benefited and who lost work after land appeared between the two parts of the city.

  5. Hamamni Persian Baths: story on the “Mkunazini: Slavery and Memory in Stone Town” route

    The empty rooms show how a public water project became housing and gave its name to an entire neighborhood.

  6. Malindi Mosque: story on the “Market, Creek, and Port of Stone Town” route

    Here, a merchant fortune became a permanent place for the urban community.

  7. Malindi Port and the Ferry Terminal: story on the “Market, Creek, and Port of Stone Town” route

    The final stop will explain why the harbor remained while Zanzibar's first railway disappeared.

  8. Old Customs House: story on the “Market, Creek, and Port of Stone Town” route

    The family house will link the route to the sultan's forcible change of power and the subsequent British control.

  9. Old Dispensary: story on the “Market, Creek, and Port of Stone Town” route

    This stop will explain why a large charitable plan had to be replaced by three medical rooms.

  10. Slave Memorial: story on the “Mkunazini: Slavery and Memory in Stone Town” route

    The unnamed figures will be given depth through the fate of a child who returned here years later to be ordained.

  11. St. Joseph's Cathedral: story on the “Mkunazini: Slavery and Memory in Stone Town” route

    This stop explains why construction had to be interrupted and what allowed the missionaries to return decades later.

  12. Tippu Tip's House: story on the “Mkunazini: Slavery and Memory in Stone Town” route

    The finale will connect private wealth with a manuscript that spread around the world without its original.

  13. Underground Chambers and the Slave Trade Exhibition: story on the “Mkunazini: Slavery and Memory in Stone Town” route

    This stop makes it possible to compare documents, a museum display, and the story that guides continue to repeat.