Family-Friendly Attractions In Johannesburg

Gold Reef City Theme Park

More than 30 roller coasters & thrill rides, an interactive history of gold mining & a 4D theater.

Northern Pkwy & Data Cres, Johannesburg, 2159, South Africa

Gold Reef City Casino

Cnr Northern Parkway and, Data Cres, Ormonde, Johannesburg South, 2159, South Africa

Johannesburg Zoo

55-hectare zoo housing many rare African species & a successful white lion breeding program. · Dine-in

and, Shop U 30 Keyes, Jellicoe Ave, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa

Johannesburg Botanical Gardens

This 125-hectare park features various gardens, plus picnicking, a fountain & a restaurant. · Dogs allowed

Olifants Rd, Emmarentia, Randburg, 2195, South Africa

Zoo Lake

· Dogs allowed

60 Jan Smuts Ave, Forest Town, Randburg, 2193, South Africa

Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct

Infamous century-old prison, now a center with the High Court, tours & exhibitions on local history.

11 Kotze St, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa

Apartheid Museum

Museum chronicling the story of 20th-century South Africa & the now-defunct apartheid system.

Northern Parkway and Gold Reef Road, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

Delta Park

· Dogs allowed

77 Craighall Rd, Victory Park, Randburg, 2195, South Africa

Maboneng Precinct

Fox St &, Kruger St, City and Suburban, Johannesburg, 2094, South Africa

Hector Pieterson Memorial

Museum chronicling the 1976 Soweto student uprising & named for its first victim, a 12-year-old boy.

8287 Khumalo Rd, Orlando West, Johannesburg, 1804, South Africa

Gillooly's Farm

· Dogs allowed

47 Boeing W Rd, Bedfordview, 2007, South Africa

Sci-Bono Discovery Centre

Children's interactive museum offering exhibits & workshops in science, technology & math.

Corner of Miriam Makeba and Helen Joseph (formerly Newtown |, Helen Joseph St, Johannesburg, South Africa

James & Ethel Gray Park

36-hectare former bird sanctuary with a lake, city views & a large, grassy field for sports & dogs. · Dogs allowed

Edgewood Avenue &, Melrose St, Melrose, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa

The Wilds Nature Reserve

Paved hiking trails & animal-themed artworks in a city park with downtown views & a climbing wall. · Dogs allowed

Houghton Dr, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, 2198, South Africa

Rhodes Park

Quaint city park in verdant surrounds featuring a playground, lake & amphitheater. · Dogs allowed

Cumberland Rd, Kengsinton, Johannesburg, 2198, South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bridge

Opened by Nelson Mandela in 2003, his namesake bridge offers pedestrian paths & nightly light shows.

Smit St, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa

South African National Museum of Military History

National collection of guns, aircraft & army vehicles, plus medals & exhibits on medicine & history.

22 Erlswold Way, Johannesburg, 2132, South Africa

Mary Fitzgerald Square

120 Lilian Ngoyi St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2113, South Africa

Northcliff Ridge eco park

Popular, mountaintop park featuring a paved walkway, benches & panoramic views of the city & sunset.

2115 5 Lucky Ave, Northcliff, Randburg, 2115, South Africa

Acrobranch Melrose

Rope bridges, ziplines & aerial obstacle courses at a family-oriented parkland activity center.

James and Ethel Grey Park, Melrose St, Birdhaven, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa

Diepkloof Extreme Park

· Dogs allowed

12257 Immink St, Diepkloof Zone 5, Johannesburg, 1864, South Africa

Joubert Park

· Dogs allowed

Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa

Wits Art Museum

Museum showcasing thousands of pieces of African artwork ranging from historic to contemporary.

Wits Art Museum Cnr Jorissen and, Bertha St, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa

Northcliff Hill

Northcliff, Randburg, 2195, South Africa

The Wilds - East Wilds

Preserved green space in an urban area offering hiking paths, whimsical animal art & city views. · Dogs allowed

Houghton Dr, Johannesburg, 1682, South Africa

Bezuidenhout Park

Green space offering exercise paths, a caravan park, fields for soccer & a community garden. · Dogs allowed

2nd Ave, De Wetshof, Johannesburg, 2158, South Africa

Hashtag Escape

Bedford Square Shopping Centre, Van Der Linde Rd, Bedfordview, Johannesburg, 2007, South Africa

Origins Centre, Wits University

Exhibitions on the history of early humans in Africa, including ancient rock art, with audio tours.

Yale Road &, 1 Enoch Sontonga Ave, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa

Museum of Illusions Johannesburg

The Zone @ Rosebank, 177 Oxford Rd, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa

James Hall Museum of Transport

South African transport museum displaying animal-drawn vehicles to penny-farthings & steam engines.

Klipriviersberg 106-Ir, Johannesburg South, 2197, South Africa

Emmarentia Dam

· Dogs allowed

Olifants Rd, Emmarentia, Randburg, 2195, South Africa

Museum Africa

African cultural & historical artifacts, plus geology & photography collections, in a former market.

121 Lilian Ngoyi St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2033, South Africa

Rotunda Park

· Dogs allowed

Park Ln, Rosettenville, Johannesburg South, 2000, South Africa

Bellevue Park

Frances St, Bellevue, Johannesburg, 2198, South Africa

George Hay Park

Relaxed neighbourhood park offering slides, swings & seesaws, plus benches & shade trees. · Dogs allowed

Parkview, Randburg, 2193, South Africa

Paterson Park

· Dogs allowed

Paterson Rd, Norwood, Johannesburg, 2104, South Africa

Lindfield Victorian House Museum

Built in 1909-1910, this Victorian house museum features period furnishings & guided tours.

72 Richmond Ave, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa

Santarama Miniland

183 Rosettenville Rd, Glenesk, Johannesburg, 2190, South Africa

Diepkloof Admin Park

· Dogs allowed

Marthinus Smuts Dr, Soweto, Johannesburg, 1864, South Africa

J.C. Lucas Park

· Dogs allowed

Prairie St, Rosettenville, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa

Pieter Roos Park

· Dogs allowed

Empire Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa

Ekhaya Park

· Dogs allowed

Claim St, Joubert, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

Weinberg Family Park

· Dogs allowed

District of Freedom, Hastings Ave, Savoy, Johannesburg, 2090, South Africa

Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre

Not-for-profit museum raising awareness of the Holocaust & genocide in Rwanda, with public events.

1 Duncombe Rd, Forest Town, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

Orange Grove Park

· Dogs allowed

12th St, Orange Grove, Johannesburg, 2119, South Africa

Melville Koppies EAST

· Dogs allowed

15 6th St, Melville, Randburg, 2109, South Africa

The Workers' Museum

Mining history & labor exhibits displayed in a 1913 compound once housing black migrant workers.

Rahima Moosa St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa

Emma Park

· Dogs allowed

Cnr 5th Ave & 1st Street, Linden, Randburg, 2195, South Africa

Sophiatown extreme park

· Dogs allowed

76 Gold St, Sophiatown, Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa

Mickie's Playground

· Dogs allowed

West Turffontein, Johannesburg South, 2190, South Africa