Historical Sites In Johannesburg
Gandhi Square Precinct
★4.2 (11226)Bus terminus anchored by a statue of the humanitarian Mahatma Gandhi, bordered by banks & eateries.
New St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
★4.5 (6223)Infamous century-old prison, now a center with the High Court, tours & exhibitions on local history.
11 Kotze St, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa
Mandela's House
★4.5 (5251)Exhibits & artifacts in a previous home of the nation's revered former president, Nelson Mandela.
8115 Vilakazi St, Orlando West, Soweto, 1804, South Africa
Hector Pieterson Memorial
★4.4 (3986)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
South African National Museum of Military History
★4.6 (1918)National collection of guns, aircraft & army vehicles, plus medals & exhibits on medicine & history.
22 Erlswold Way, Johannesburg, 2132, South Africa
Mary Fitzgerald Square
★4.2 (1848)120 Lilian Ngoyi St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2113, South Africa
Westcliff Stairs
★4.7 (1210)32 Crescent Dr, Westcliff, Randburg, 2193, South Africa
Johannesburg Art Gallery
★4.2 (1087)Stately art museum & sculpture garden with a large collection of work from the 17th–21st centuries.
Cnr Klein and King George Streets Joubert Park, 2044, South Africa
Lindfield Victorian House Museum
★4.7 (269)Built in 1909-1910, this Victorian house museum features period furnishings & guided tours.
72 Richmond Ave, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa
Johannesburg City Hall Complex (1912-14)
★3.8 (187)Rissik St, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
L. Ron Hubbard House on Linksfield Ridge
★4.6 (133)40 Hannaben St, Cyrildene, Johannesburg, 2198, South Africa
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre
★4.6 (122)Not-for-profit museum raising awareness of the Holocaust & genocide in Rwanda, with public events.
1 Duncombe Rd, Forest Town, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Silver Ball
★4.2 (88)244 S Rand Rd, South Hills, Johannesburg South, 2105, South Africa
Old Johannesburg Stock Exchange
★4.0 (87)corner and, Pritchard St & Diagonal St, Johannesburg, 2113, South Africa
The Workers' Museum
★4.4 (82)Mining history & labor exhibits displayed in a 1913 compound once housing black migrant workers.
Rahima Moosa St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Walter Sisulu House
★4.4 (72)Commissioner St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Villa Arcadia
★4.8 (72)Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Quebec House
★4.2 (54)96 Helen Joseph St, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Yukon
★4.1 (51)33 North Ave, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, 2094, South Africa
Hazeldene Hall
★4.2 (46)22 Ridge Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Westcliff Stairs (West)
★4.7 (41)1A Woolston Rd, Westcliff, Randburg, 2193, South Africa
Scottish Horse War Memorial
★4.2 (39)Granite 26-ft.-tall Celtic cross commemorating the Anglo-Boer War on a hilltop with city views.
10035 Highland Rd, Kensington, Johannesburg, 2101, South Africa
Northwards House
★4.8 (33)21 Rockridge Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Hillbrow Tower
★4.0 (26)Hillbrow Tower, 35 Goldreich St, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Tower of Light
★4.2 (21)Yale Rd, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
100 Main Street
★4.4 (17)100 Main St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2107, South Africa
Outcrop of Main Reef Group of Conglomerates
★3.2 (13)Main Reef Rd, Langlaagte 224-Iq, Johannesburg, 2102, South Africa
Senate House
★4.4 (10)3 Jorissen St, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa
Rotary Centre Johannesburg
★4.7 (10)91 Observatory Ave, De Wetshof, Johannesburg, 2187, South Africa
Dolobran (1906)
★4.1 (8)6 Victoria Avenue, Parktown, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng 2193, South Africa, Oxford Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Chancellor House
★4.1 (8)Once home to Nelson Mandela & Oliver Tambo’s law firm, this building is a popular tour stop.
Fox St, Ferreiras Dorp, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Chinese United Club Mansions (1948)
★4.3 (7)6 Commissioner St, Ferreiras Dorp, Johannesburg, 2048, South Africa
Beyers Naude Square
★4.8 (6)Simmonds St, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Payne Hall
★4.7 (6)8 Good Hope St, Kensington, Johannesburg, 2101, South Africa
The Hanging Building
★4.8 (5)Towering 27-floor 1960 building designed by Professor Helmut Hentrich & built from top to bottom.
78 Fox St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Fountain
★2.5 (4)Ormonde, Johannesburg South, 2091, South Africa
Auckland Park Stairs
★4.3 (3)33, 35 Symons Rd, Jan Hofmeyer, Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa
Number Four
★4.7 (3)Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa
Facade of Sunnyside Park
★4.3 (3)Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Missak Museum
★4.3 (3)80 Westcliff Dr, Westcliff, Randburg, 2193, South Africa
Victory House
★4.0 (2)Commissioner St, Marshal Town, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Flame of Democracy
★5.0 (2)Unnamed Road, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Former Anglo American Head Office
★4.5 (2)44 Main St, Ferreiras Dorp, Johannesburg, 2048, South Africa
DBongz Jazz Legends murals
★5.0 (2)38 Henry Nxumalo St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2094, South Africa
Miriam Makeba mural
★4.5 (2)Next to City Lodge Hotel, Miriam Makeba St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Chamber Towers
★5.0 (1)29 Fox St, Ferreiras Dorp, Johannesburg, 2048, South Africa
Chris Lessing Museum
★4.0 (1)29 Kerk St, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Langlaagte Stamp Battery
★5.0 (1)Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Gallo Building
Troye St, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
National Bank Building
81 Commissioner St, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa