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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.

40 places

Smuts House Museum

Museum · PretoriaSmuts House Museum

Millwood House Museum Knysna

Museum · KnysnaMillwood House Museum Knysna

red and white boat on shore during daytime

Museum · HermanusOld Harbour Museum

a view of a city with a tennis court in the foreground

Museum · JohannesburgConstitution Hill Human Rights Precinct

The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts

Gallery · KwaZulu-NatalThe KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts

Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre

Museum · Cape TownCape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre

South African Sendinggestig Museum

Museum · Cape TownSouth African Sendinggestig Museum

Kruger Museum

Museum · PretoriaKruger Museum

Museum · Cape TownRust En Vreugd

Village Museum

Museum · StellenboschVillage Museum

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

Museum · Cape TownZeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

Castle Military Museum

Museum · Cape TownCastle Military Museum

Phansi Museum

Museum · KwaZulu-NatalPhansi Museum

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum

Museum · Port ElizabethNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum

South African Museum

Museum · Cape TownIziko South African Museum

Museum · Cape TownBertram House

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.