Durban
A statue commemorating Dick King (Richard Philip King), who brought reinforcements during the 1842 siege of Durban.
Durban
A statue commemorating Dick King (Richard Philip King), who brought reinforcements during the 1842 siege of Durban.
Cape Town
Inside the Castle of Good Hope, the Secunde's House was built in 1695 and housed the second in command at the Cape.
Garden Route
George was the hub of the indigenous timber industry and, thus, this museum contains a wealth of related artefacts.
KwaZulu-Natal
The Church of the Vow was built in 1841 to fulfil the Voortrekkers’ promise to God at the Battle of Blood River.
Cape Town
This estate is the official residence of the Premier of the Western Cape. It is not generally open to the public.
Cape Town
This tree-like bronze and corten steel sculpture by John Skotnes is situated in a corner of Thibault Square.
Cape Town
This grand example of art deco architecture was designed by WH Grant in a style known as Cape Mediterranean.
Cape Town
Dedicated in 1851, and having undergone many alterations since, this is Cape Town's main Catholic church.
KwaZulu-Natal
The colonial-era City Hall is the largest load-bearing red-brick building in the southern hemisphere.
KwaZulu-Natal
Outside the town hall are two guns, Castor and Pollux, used by the British in defence of Ladysmith.
Port Elizabeth
The beach of choice for windsurfers, sailors and kite-surfers, and sunbathers will also love it.
Cape Town
This mosque organises interfaith events, which bring together Muslims, Christians and Jews.
KwaZulu-Natal
Architect Phillip Dudgeon modelled the Standard Bank on the Bank of Ireland in Belfast.
KwaZulu-Natal
Marks the spot where Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon was killed on the battlefield.
Eastern Cape
This meditative path meanders through the garden of St Patrick on the Hill chapel.
Cape Town
Dating from 1780, this is one of the oldest unaltered buildings along Long St.
Cape Town
Just off Kildare Rd in Newlands, you may be intrigued to see a steady flow of cars pulling in and out of a suburban cul-de-sac. A clue lies in the road’s…
Northern Cape
Springbok's former synagogue, built in 1929, has been converted into the town’s small museum. It's mostly a ramshackle collection of bric-a-brac, though…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
This natural sea pool was named after the Graaff family, who bought a mansion on the Sea Point beachfront in the early 20th century, and often wandered…
Northern Cape
The town’s famed natural spring is in the park between the tourist office and Palmgate Centre. Discovered in 1801, the prolific spring produces about 20…
KwaZulu-Natal
Opposite the large former Legislative Assembly building is the site of King Mpande’s iKhanda (palace), KwaNodwengu. Mpande won control from Dingaan after…
Cape Town
When the 1870s mansion of Victorian property magnate James Maynard was demolished n the 1950s, the city took over the extensive grounds surrounding it and…
Port Elizabeth
In desperate need of modernisation, this complex includes a museum, an oceanarium and a snake park. The Xhosa gallery and the First People of the Bay…
Cape Town
This park hosts events including the monthly community market, held every second Saturday from September to May, and the Rondebosch Potters Market in…
Hermanus
This museum doesn’t have a lot going for it, but outside there’s a display of old fishing boats and the admission fee includes entrance to the more…
Northern Cape
The highlight of this museum, which occupies the mission station established by Reverend Schröder in 1875, is the story of the Upington 26, who were…
Hermanus
There's a mildly interesting collection of photos from the Hermanus of yore at this small museum. The admission fee is included in the ticket for the Old…
Kramat of Sheik Abdurachman Matebe Shah
Cape Town
At the entrance to Klein Constantia wine estate is the kramat (Islamic saint’s tomb) of Sheik Abdurachman Matebe Shah, who was buried here in 1661. The…
Northern Cape
This townhouse is a fine example of the residences constructed for rich Kimberlites in the 19th century. Named after Rhodes’ business partner, who moved…
Mpumalanga
In a beautiful wooded location, this 1890s house was built for founding matriarch Emily Lee, 'mother of Barberton'. A one-room exhibition covers the…
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Sunshine Coast
The second coelacanth (a marine fish with limblike pectoral fins) ever caught is exhibited here; until 1938 this primitive fish was thought to have been…