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South Africa

1. Apartheid Museum

8.7
Cnr Northern Park Wy & Gold Reef Rd (at Gold Reef Rd), EGoli, IGauteng
History Museum · Ormonde · 52 tips and reviews

@kingmo@kingmo: A must-see for visitors. Takes at least 3hours to get through it - actually more. Nice gift shop.

V&A Waterfront is one of South Africa.

2. V&A Waterfront

9.1
East Pier Rd (Breakwater Blvd), iKapa, Western Cape
Shopping Plaza · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 200 tips and reviews
Top of Table Mountain is one of South Africa.

3. Top of Table Mountain

9.6
Table Mountain, iKapa, Western Cape
Scenic Lookout · Table Mountain · 110 tips and reviews
Table Mountain National Park is one of South Africa.

4. Table Mountain National Park

9.3
Table Mountain Rd (Kloof Nek Rd), iKapa, Western Cape
National Park · Table Mountain · 118 tips and reviews
Robben Island is one of South Africa.

5. Robben Island

7.9
Robben Island, iKapa, Western Cape
Historic and Protected Site · Robben Island · 42 tips and reviews
Hector Pieterson Museum is one of South Africa.

6. Hector Pieterson Museum

7.6
8288 Maseko Street, Orlando West, Soweto, IGauteng
History Museum · 16 tips and reviews
Camps Bay Beach is one of South Africa.

7. Camps Bay Beach

9.4
Victoria Rd, Camps Bay, Western Cape
Beach · 95 tips and reviews
Constitutional Court, Johannesburg, South Africa, ZA is one of South Africa.

8. Constitutional Court, Johannesburg, South Africa, ZA

7.4
Queens Road (at Sam Hancock Street), EGoli, IGauteng
Art Gallery · Braamfontein · 4 tips and reviews
Nelson Mandela Bridge is one of South Africa.

9. Nelson Mandela Bridge

EGoli, IGauteng
Bridge · Downtown Johannesburg · 13 tips and reviews
Mandela House is one of South Africa.

10. Mandela House

8.5
8115 Orlando West (Vilakazi St), Soweto, IGauteng
History Museum · 22 tips and reviews
Arts on Main is one of South Africa.

11. Arts on Main

9.0
The Maboneng Precinct (264 Fox Street), EGoli, IGauteng
Public Art · Johann · 39 tips and reviews
Nelson Mandela Square is one of South Africa.

12. Nelson Mandela Square

8.7
West St (at Rivonia Rd), Sandton, IGauteng
Plaza · 82 tips and reviews
Sandton City is one of South Africa.

13. Sandton City

8.5
Rivonia Rd (cnr Sandton Dr), Sandton, IGauteng
Shopping Mall · 102 tips and reviews
O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is one of South Africa.

14. O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)

7.0
1 Jones Rd, Kempton Park, IGauteng
International Airport · Johannesburg · 363 tips and reviews
Soweto is one of South Africa.

15. Soweto

Soweto, IGauteng
Neighborhood · 18 tips and reviews

InterContinental Hotels & ResortsInterContinental Hotels & Resorts: Continue your Perfect Day in Johannesburg with a stroll in one of the oldest township in Gauteng, to experience the day-to-day life of a Sowetan. Swing by the Nelson Mandela National Museum. Read more.

Neighbourgoods Market is one of South Africa.

16. Neighbourgoods Market

8.9
Cnr Juta St. & de Beer St. (Braamfontein), EGoli, IGauteng
Flea Market · Braamfontein · 70 tips and reviews
District Six Museum is one of South Africa.

17. District Six Museum

7.8
25A Buitenkant St., iKapa, Western Cape
History Museum · Zonnebloem · 24 tips and reviews
Neighbourgoods Market is one of South Africa.

18. Neighbourgoods Market

8.6
373-375 Albert Rd, iKapa, Western Cape
Flea Market · Woodstock · 14 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: On Saturday mornings, pick up pastries, coffee, and crêpes at this collection of high-end artisanal food stalls in Woodstock, then grab a seat at one of the communal wooden tables.

Cape Point Nature Reserve is one of South Africa.

19. Cape Point Nature Reserve

9.3
Cape Point Nature Reserve, iKapa, Western Cape
Nature Preserve · Cape of Good Hope · 47 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: You’ll pass Boulders Beach, home to a colony of African penguins, before reaching the Cape of Good Hope nature reserve. The view from one of the peninsula’s highest points is unparalleled.

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is one of South Africa.

20. Cape Town International Airport (CPT)

7.9
Airport Approach Rd (Boquinar Industrial Area), iKapa, Western Cape
International Airport · Cape Town International Airport · 247 tips and reviews
Maiden's Cove is one of South Africa.

21. Maiden's Cove

8.9
0E Victoria Rd, iKapa, Western Cape
Nature Preserve · Clifton · 4 tips and reviews
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is one of South Africa.

22. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

9.4
0 Rhodes Dr, iKapa, Western Cape
Botanical Garden · Table Mountain · 114 tips and reviews
Boulders Beach is one of South Africa.

23. Boulders Beach

8.8
Simon's Town, Western Cape
Beach · 39 tips and reviews
Lions Head Peak is one of South Africa.

24. Lions Head Peak

9.2
Signal Hill Rd (Kloof Nek Rd), iKapa, Western Cape
Mountain · 57 tips and reviews

25. The Old Biscuit Mill

9.2
375 Albert Rd (Mill St), Woodstock, Western Cape
Market · Woodstock, Cape Town · 125 tips and reviews
Castle of Good Hope is one of South Africa.

26. Castle of Good Hope

7.7
Castle St (btwn Darling & Strand St), iKapa, Western Cape
Historic and Protected Site · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 32 tips and reviews

RespTourismSARespTourismSA: South Africa's oldest building surviving intact, the fort was the seat of Government, home to the Court of Justice, Governor's residence, and place of torture, incarceration and execution of slaves. Read more.

South African National Art Gallery is one of South Africa.

27. South African National Art Gallery

8.4
Government Ave (Company's Garden), Cape Town, Western Cap
Art Museum · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 10 tips and reviews
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice is one of South Africa.

28. Protea Hotel Fire & Ice

7.7
22 Whiteley Road, Melrose Arch Precinct (Melrose Arch), Johannesburg, ZA-GT
Hotel · 56 tips and reviews