The palace is known for blending contemporary architectural styles. It also serves as venue for durbar.

City Wall was declared a monument in 1961.

Buba Yero was the founder of the Gombe emirate.

In times of war the Tula people used these caves to hide from and fight their enemies.

The dam currently supplies the entire Gombe metropolis and other settlements with clean, portable drinking water. It also functions as hydroelectric power plant.