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Attractions in South Africa

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in South Africa, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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Spier
Shopping · StellenboschSpier Wine Tasting
Outeniqua Transport Museum
Sight · Garden RouteOuteniqua Transport Museum
Cape Medical Museum
Museum · Cape TownCape Medical Museum
a lush green field with mountains in the background
Sight · KnysnaGarden of Eden
Cape Town Science Centre
Museum · Cape TownCape Town Science Centre
Mutual Heights
Sight · Cape TownMutual Heights
South African National Gallery
Museum · Cape TownSouth African National Gallery
Grand Parade
Square · Cape TownGrand Parade
Church Square
Landmark · Cape TownChurch Square
a large body of water with boats in it
Sight · Port ElizabethSANCCOB Gqeberha
De Waal Park
Park · Cape TownDe Waal Park
Greenmarket Square
Sight · Cape TownGreenmarket Square
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Stadium · KwaZulu-NatalMoses Mabhida Stadium
Bayworld
Museum · Port ElizabethBayworld
The Planetarium
Landmark · Cape TownThe Planetarium
Table Mountain
Sight · Cape TownTable Mountain
Birds of Eden
Sight · Plettenberg BayBirds of Eden
Noetzie beach
Landmark · KnysnaNoetzie beach
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Garden · Cape TownKirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Heart of Cape Town Museum
Museum · Cape TownHeart of Cape Town Museum
Two Rivers Urban Park
Park · Cape TownTwo Rivers Urban Park
Waterworks Museum
Sight · Cape TownWaterworks Museum
Battery Beach
Sight · KwaZulu-NatalBattery Beach
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
Museum · DurbanMahatma Gandhi Memorial

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