Western Desert
Occupying Sherif Ahmed’s house, which itself dates back to 1785, the museum’s everyday objects try to give life to the empty buildings around them.
Must-see attractions in Africa
Cameroon
Dramatically decorated with mosaics, this arts centre and workshop boldly announces itself. The centre supports the work of local contemporary artists.
Western Cape
Spread over three buildings, the museum is largely devoted to local hero Dr Christiaan Barnard, who performed the world's first human heart transplant.
Mauritius
With good views and a fine arc of sand protected from winds and waves, this is a good beach for families, although it can get overwhelmed on weekends.
SANCCOB Sea Bird Rehabilitation Centre
Sunshine Coast
This haven for endangered African penguins is funded entirely by donations. You can adopt a penguin that will be cared for and released when healthy.
Siwa Oasis
This tomb's name comes from its wall painting of a yellow crocodile representing the god Sobek. Many of the paintings inside are badly deteriorating.
Cape Town
One of the final projects of Sir Herbert Baker, completed in 1913. Pop inside to see some of the original fittings in the domed central banking hall.
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
Swakopmund
This neo-baroque church was built in 1906 to accommodate the growing Lutheran congregation of Dr Heinrich Vedde – it still holds regular services.
Western Cape
Sitting beneath the train station, this eerie place is a right old jumble sale, containing everything from trophy heads to a collection of commodes.
Durban
This palm-lined square outside City Hall is named after the founder of the Port Natal colony and is where Fynn and Farewell made their camp in 1824.
Zaouia & Mosque of Sidi Brahim El Jemni
Djerba
This 17th-century tomb of local saint Sidi Brahim is located in a compound with a mosque of the same name. It's one of the town's major landmarks.
Mindelo
Jutting out into the harbour is the fortresslike Torre de Belém – a Disney World version of the 15th-century tower that guards Lisbon's port.
Pemba
At the Paquitequete neighbourhood’s northern edge is a small fish market – it's a good place to drink in a bit of the local Mozambican spirit.
Kampala
A low-key Buganda royal site, Wamala Tombs is 11km north of Kasub. Arrange a guided visit at Kasubi Tombs.
Durban
On the eastern side of the main post office on Dr Pixley KaSeme St (West St) is Church Sq, with its old vicarage and the 1909 St Paul’s Church.
Serekunda & Atlantic Coast Resorts
Bakau's botanic gardens were established in 1924 and offer shade, peace and good bird-spotting chances. It's a small space – just 1.5 hectares.
Sinai
This sloping reef of hard and soft corals is home to plentiful flitting fishlife. Depth: 15m to 25m. Rating: beginner to advanced. Access: boat.
Mirrors Gallery & Crystal Corner
Eastern Cape
Mirrors has a magical 180-sq-metre garden with a stone circle and labyrinth, a gallery of owner Ken's landscape photography, and a crystal shop.
Cape Town
This old burial ground on Signal Hill is where some of the earliest Muslim settlers to the area are buried, including three prominent holy men.
Eastern Cape
Marvel at this well-preserved, 19th-century house with creaking wooden floors and a large collection of firearms, as well as historical photos.
KwaZulu-Natal
Opposite Settlers Dr is a wall with loopholes from the original fort, built as a refuge from Zulu attack and now part of the police station.
Zimbabwe
This historic church featuring lovely stained-glass windows, and believed to be several centuries old, was shipped here from London in 1960.
Melilla
The main entrance to the Melilla la Vieja fortress is Puerta de la Marina, a gate which once had a drawbridge system with chains and a moat.
Flic en Flac
Once a hotel, now an eclectic gallery of sculptures shaped in wrought iron and tile mosaics, this place is a fun place to pass half an hour.
Cairo
Built in 1408, the facade of the Mosque of Gamal Ad Din has a row of shops below, the rent from which contributed to the mosque’s upkeep.
Northern Cape
An elaborately decorated Victorian mansion, built in 1897. It forms a part of the McGregor Museum.
Mediterranean Coast
Marsa Matruh's main beach has decent sand and clear water, but during summer you'll have trouble finding space to throw down your towel.
Northern Mozambique
Mozambique Island is 90% Muslim, a fact enshrined in this impressive green mosque that stands beside the busy fish market in Makuti Town.
Swakopmund
The imposing, fort-like Alte Kaserne was built in 1906 by the railway company, and now houses the Hostelling International Youth Hostel.
Western Cape
There's an impressive private collection of vintage cars here, including two Daimlers from King George V's 1947 visit to South Africa.
Mindelo
The restored two-storey food market from 1784 is a great place to see sweet-talking vendors hawking local produce and medicinal herbs.
Sunshine Coast
Covers a mishmash of subjects, from early human history to astronomy. The collection includes some impressive taxidermy and skeletons.
Sunshine Coast
Grocott’s Mail is one of Grahamstown's best examples of a preserved historic shopfront. It still houses a working newspaper office.
Giza
On the east side of the Great Pyramid of Khufu note the solar barque pits that housed the giant ritual boats buried with the pharaoh.
Botswana
There is a small, dusty museum at Main (Rhino) Camp with a handful of ethnographic exhibits and wall-sized quotes about the rock art.
Swakopmund
The 1912 baroque-style Old German School was the result of a 1912 competition, which was won by budding German architect Emil Krause.
Mombasa
The Swaminarayan Temple is stuffed with highlighter-bright murals that’ll make you feel as if you’ve been transported to Mumbai.
Port Elizabeth
This museum-house, occupying a picturesque cottage dating from 1827, evokes a settler family's life during the mid-Victorian period.
Rio Muni
Built in 2011 to celebrate Equatorial Guinea's independence, this imposing structure is surrounded by gardens and overlooks the sea.
Cairo
One of the first independent galleries, Mashrabia is bit cramped but represents the bigger names in painting, video and sculpture.
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