Historical Sites In South Africa

Castle of Good Hope

Expansive, 17th-century, colonial castle housing military & historical art museums.

Castle St, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Gandhi Square Precinct

Bus terminus anchored by a statue of the humanitarian Mahatma Gandhi, bordered by banks & eateries.

New St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

Maropeng: Official Visitor Centre for the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site

Modern visitor center for UNESCO-listed Cradle of Humankind, site of important fossil finds.

R400, 1911, South Africa

Voortrekker Monument

Imposing edifice commemorating the Afrikaans settlers who arrived in the country during the 1830s.

Eeufees Rd, Groenkloof 358-Jr, Pretoria, 0027, 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

Mandela's House

Exhibits & artifacts in a previous home of the nation's revered former president, Nelson Mandela.

8115 Vilakazi St, Orlando West, Soweto, 1804, South Africa

Robben Island Museum

Guided tours of the island's prison including lime quarry where prisoners labored & Mandela's cell.

Robben Island, Cape Town, 7400, 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

Rhodes Memorial

Ornate monument to diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, offering stunning mountaintop views & a restaurant.

Rhodes Ave, Devil's Peak, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa

Afrikaans Language Monument

Obelisks on a hill commemorating Afrikaans’ designation as an official language, with views.

Gabbema Doordrift St, Paarl, 7646, South Africa

Cradle of Humankind

131,000-acre, World Heritage listed area with caves containing primate fossils and rich wildlife.

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Mary Fitzgerald Square

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

Nelson Mandela Capture Site

Steel sculpture & visitor center marking the arrest site of South Africa's renowned leader in 1962.

Mandela Capture Site, R103, Howick, 3290, South Africa

Jan Smuts House Museum

Jan Smuts Avenue, Centurion, 0062, South Africa

Westcliff Stairs

32 Crescent Dr, Westcliff, Randburg, 2193, South Africa

Clock Tower Waterfront

Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

Fort Schanskop

Landmark British fort built in 1897 featuring a restored statue & replicated monument.

Eeufees Rd, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0027, South Africa

Gugulethu 7 Memorial

Ny 121, Guguletu, Cape Town, 7750, South Africa

Fort Klapperkop

Restored 19th-century fort with exhibits on the Anglo-Boer War, weapons & various artifacts.

Johann Rissik Dr, rylaan, Pretoria, 0105, South Africa

Melrose House Museum

Grand Victorian mansion from 1886 with traditional decor, a history exhibit & audio-guided tours.

275 Jeff Masemola St, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa

Durban City Hall

Anton Lembede St, Durban Central, Durban, 4000, South Africa

Cape Saint Francis Lighthouse

Cape St Francis, St Francis Bay, 6312, South Africa

The Campanile

Strand St, Gqeberha Central, Gqeberha, 6001, South Africa

Thomas River Historical Village

Thomas River, Eastern Cape, Cathcart, 5311, South Africa

Kaalvoet Vrou Monument (Barefoot Woman)

Bergville, South Africa

Swartberg Pass

Oudtshoorn, 6620, South Africa

The Long March to Freedom

Century Blvd, Century City, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa

Matsamo Cultural Village

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Jubilee Square & Jetty

Scenic square offering water views, restaurants & shops, plus a Saturday crafts market & monuments.

St George's St, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa

The Toposcope

Bathurst, South Africa

The Red Bridge

Landmark red steel road bridge across the river supporting a water pipeline, open since 1923.

Red Bridge Rd, Knysna, 6571, South Africa

Dias cross memorial

Boknesstrand, Cannon Rocks, South Africa

No 7 Castle Hill

Museum in a quaint cottage with 1800s furnishings, a period kitchen, lace displays & a fairy garden.

7 Castle Hill, Gqeberha Central, Gqeberha, 6001, South Africa

Rorke's Drift Battlefield

Rorkes Drift Museum, Rorke's Drift, South Africa

Drostdy Museum

Upper Drosdy St, Cannon Hill, Kariega, 6229, South Africa

Old English Fort 1899

R62, Montagu, South Africa

Hood Point Lighthouse

Still operating, the flashing beacon atop this white masonry tower is visible for 31 nautical miles.

East London Cbd, East London, 5200, South Africa

The Bergtheil Museum Westville

Landmark house museum, built in 1840, exhibiting early settler life with rooms of antiques & relics.

16 Queens Ave, Berea West, Westville, 3629, South Africa

Port Shepstone Lighthouse

Port Shepstone, 4240, South Africa

Rust En Vreugd

78 Buitenkant St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

Northwards House

21 Rockridge Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

Lime Quarry

Murray Bay Rd, Robben Island, 7400, South Africa

Sarel Cilliers Monument

114 Cross St, Central, Kroonstad, 9500, South Africa

Julius Gordon Africana Museum

29 Lower Long St, Riversdale, 6670, South Africa

Round House

Camps Bay, Cape Town, 8040, South Africa

Hy-Many House

Frangipani Cres, Randpark Ridge, Randburg, 2169, South Africa

Delville Wood Memorial

8001, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

German Settlers Memorial

East London Cbd, East London, 5200, South Africa

Het Posthuys

182 Main Rd, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7950, South Africa

The Timber Shed

14 Meeding St, Plettenberg Bay, 6600, South Africa