The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders (in Arabic: Beit-al-Ajaib) is a landmark building that is the  largest and tallest building of Stone Town, It is one of six palaces built by Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar. The House of Wonders currently houses the Museum of History and Culture of Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast.

Why it’s House of Wonders:

1. First building in Zanzibar to have electricity
2. First building in East Africa to have an elevator
3. The inner courtyard is fully occupied by a mtepe (a traditional Swahili boat).
4. The building has a large central covered courtyard or atrium surrounded by open galleries.
5. Some of the inner doors of the palace are beautifully carved with inscriptions from the Quran.
6. The marble floors and most of the silver decorations inside were imported from Europe.