Masorini Village Museum (12 km from the Phalaborwa Gate, Valley of the Olifants, Limpopo) — Evidence of early man from the late Iron Age can be found at a site on a prominent hill just 12 km. from the Phalaborwa gate on the tar road to Letaba rest camp. The site was inhabited by […]
Mandela Family Museum (8115 Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg) –– this museum strives to be a world-class visitor attraction, and a leading center for the preservation, presentation, and research of the history, heritage and legacy of the Mandela Family. The mission of Mandela House is to provide an effective, efficient and meaningful experience to all […]
Letaba Elephant Museum (Letaba Rest Camp, Kruger National Park) — this museum covers elephant evolution, biology, behavior, ecology and research. It also showcases the ivory of eight of Kruger’s greatest tuskers (including six of the Magnificent Seven). This site introduces you to these, and some of Kruger’s other big tuskers. It also has fun and […]
Inyoka Art Gallery (intersection of R527 and R531, Hoedspruit, Maruleng Municipality) – this is a gallery that features the work of people living, working and creating in and around Hoedspruit in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Run by the community, for the community, most of the work shown on this gallery is for sale. More info […]
Foskor Mine Museum (Koper Street, Phalaborwa 1390, Limpopo) –– this museum is dedicated to celebrating the rich, long-standing mining history of the region and the important part this industry has played in terms of the local economy and international recognition. Foskor provides insights into the mining history of Phalaborwa, both ancient and recent, and […]
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (432 Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria) – formerly know, as the Transvaal Museum, this building contains large collections of Plio-Pleistocene fossils, (including hominids from Sterkfontein, Swartkrans and Kromdraai in the Cradle of Humankind), as well as late Permian therapsids (mammal-like reptiles from the Karoo). In addition, the museum holds very […]
Constitution Hill (11 Kotze Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg) – this is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, established on the site of the Johannesburg Fort (built as a fortress in 1898 and later converted to one of the country’s most notorious prisons – popularly known as “Number Four”). There, political prisoners were […]
Apartheid Museum (Northern Parkway and Gold Reef Roads, Ormonde, Johannesburg) — The Apartheid Museum, close to downtown Johannesburg, focuses on the notorious system of racial discrimination that became synonymous with South Africa from 1948 (when the white-minority National Party was voted into power) until 1994, the year in which the country held its first […]
Berg En Dal Rest Camp (Kruger National Park) — the scenery is characterized by beautiful koppies and small hills, so it’s a hotspot for leopard. It’s also a great area for rhino and elephant, and you may even spot a honey badger, wild dogs, giraffe and klipspringers. The Matjulu Spruit runs through the rest camp […]
44 Stanley (44 Stanley Avenue, Milpark, Johannesburg) – located a short distance north of downtown Johannesburg, the 44 Stanley shopping center was once a series of industrial 1930′s buildings, and has been developed into a collection of specialty boutiques, foodie stops and design studios. Meander through the shady arcades and courtyards to savor the trees, […]