Durban
Dominating the city centre is the opulent 1910 Edwardian neo-baroque City Hall. In front of the hall is Francis Farewell Square.
Must-see attractions in South Africa
Stellenbosch
The neo-Gothic St Mary’s on the Braak Church, completed in 1852, sits at the north end of the Braak, an open stretch of grass.
Cape Town
Portraits of Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, Cissie Gool and Imam Haron are painted on the side of a building as if their faces were carved into the side of…
Cape Town
On Church Sq, this public art project comprises 11 low, black granite blocks engraved with the names of slaves or words relating to slavery, resistance…
Johannesburg
If you're serious about astronomy, consider visiting the Planetarium. Check the website for exact times of shows; there's usually one on Saturday morning…
KwaZulu-Natal
A statue of Gandhi, who was famously ejected from a 1st-class carriage at Pietermaritzburg station, stands defiant opposite some old colonial buildings on…
Pretoria
HQ of the Gauteng division of South Africa's High Court, this 1897 building is where the Rivonia Trial, that sentenced Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment…
Cape Town
One of the the most beautifully preserved art deco shopfronts in the City Bowl, a landmark since 1920, this is South Africa's oldest optician, founded in…
Winelands
One of the pioneers of boutique distilling in South Africa, Roger Jorgensen – 'the Still Man' – produces handmade gin, brandy, vodka, limoncello and…
Cape Town
Another of the art deco buildings on Greenmarket Sq, this building once housed the South African headquarters of petrochemicals company Shell. It's now a…
Limpopo
At the back of the tourism association, this museum recounts local history, with a focus on the town’s development after Voortrekkers founded it in 1852.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Northern Cape
An elaborately decorated Victorian mansion, built in 1897. It forms a part of the McGregor Museum.
Sunshine Coast
Covers a mishmash of subjects, from early human history to astronomy. The collection includes some impressive taxidermy and skeletons.
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.
Sunshine Coast
Grocott’s Mail is one of Grahamstown's best examples of a preserved historic shopfront. It still houses a working newspaper office.
Port Elizabeth
This museum-house, occupying a picturesque cottage dating from 1827, evokes a settler family's life during the mid-Victorian period.
Cape Town
The main entrance to the Castle of Good Hope, crowned by a bell tower, replaced the original sea-facing entrance to the fortress.
Cape Town
This art deco building facing Greenmarket Sq is constructed from sandstone and decorated with an attractive diamond-theme design.
Northern Cape
Cecil John Rhodes is immortalised sitting atop his horse, map in hand, gazing northwards to the continent he wanted to colonise.
Cape Town
This granite memorial commemorates seven young black activists from the townships who were murdered by the police here in 1986.
Sunshine Coast
This small nature reserve, set up to preserve the area's coastal fynbos (fine bush), has several footpaths.
Durban
The windy location makes surfing less popular here than at other beaches on the Golden Mile. It has a very hairy shorebreak.
Blyde River Canyon
Crashing down the cliffs, this waterfall is at its most impressive in summer (October to March), when there is most water.
Pretoria
The old Parliament Building of the Transvaal Republic Government, dating from 1890, sits on the south side of the square.
Cape Town
This memorial marks the spot where the young American anti-apartheid activist died, under tragic circumstances, in 1993.
KwaZulu-Natal
The words of the Vow that the Voortrekkers made with God at the Battle of Blood River are in the Modern Memorial Church.
Eastern Cape
A 400m path winds past the garden's ponds, cascading water and over 80 fairy sculptures. It's a great place to relax.
Cape Town
In this square a school of steel sharks by sculptor Ralph Borland respond to passersby by swivelling on their poles.
War Memorial & Long Tom Monument
Limpopo
The last Long Tom gun was destroyed here during the second Anglo-Boer War, which became symbolic of the Boer defeat.
Western Cape
Swellendam residents swear every visitor takes a photograph of this wedding-cake-like church in the centre of town.
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