Top rated Museums in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa to elevate your visit (Updated September, 2023)

Top rated Museums in Pietermaritzburg

Experience the best that Pietermaritzburg has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 33 places from Museum category.

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Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre

Museum

Subdued destination memorializing Holocaust victims with exhibits, photos & educational workshops.

4.80 (132 reviews) (~74.81 km from centre)

Amajuba Fees terrein /Majuba Memorial Campsite

Camping farm

👍👍 A friendly peaceful experience the owners are extraordinary people and very polite. Clean facilities and awesome views. Worth your while

4.70 (49 reviews) (~245.28 km from centre)

Phansi Museum

Museum

👍👍 This place is a Labour of Love (no platitudes) of architect, artist and art collector, Paul Mikula. It houses one of the most authentic zulu arts and craft collection. Devoid of any pretentious or superficial western or colonial take on Zulu art, you come face to face with the passion of the man be...

4.70 (41 reviews) (~71.72 km from centre)

Thompson Bay Rock Pool

Tourist attraction

👍 Visit to Thompson beach made our holiday extra special. Great beach with everything one could need. Safe parking, life guard on duty, umbrella to hire @ R70, clean change rooms and warm water showers. Tidal pool was a blast and the hole in the wall was phenomenal to see in person.

4.60 (386 reviews) (~90.55 km from centre)

Endeavour Alpacas - Nirvana Farm

Museum

👍👍 Wow, a little gem in the midlands. There are 4 Teepee's and a couple of tents as accommodation. We stayed in a teepee with a double bed. Some teepees have double beds and some have 2 single beds. But all the teepees have bed side table with side lamps.The beds and linen are very comfortable and we a...

4.60 (64 reviews) (~36.28 km from centre)

Sterkfontein Dam View Point

Tourist attraction

👍👍 An amazing view and amazing site and a wonderful stop for a road trip break.

4.50 (740 reviews) (~177.67 km from centre)

KwaZulu-Natal Museum

Museum

Museum with natural & cultural history galleries, including a T-Rex & a replica Victorian street.

4.50 (581 reviews) (~8.48 km from centre)

MOTH Museum Of Militaria

Museum

Museum exhibiting historic South African military uniforms, battle relics, medals & photos.

4.50 (51 reviews) (~74.19 km from centre)

Kloof train station

Museum

👍👍 Family and i went on the nostalgic steam train experience from Kloof station meandering through the picturesque Valley of a thousand hills ending up at the Inchanga station where we were met by a lovely flea market. Wonderfull all roundl taking in the sights,smells and sounds of the journey, highly...

4.50 (35 reviews) (~54.4 km from centre)

Talana Museum

Museum

👍 We loved the way everything was displayed. It is very nostalgic as you walk through every separate display area. The glass museum is a must. Not everything on display is for us but yet we enjoyed it. At R40.00pp it's worth it.

4.40 (386 reviews) (~164.45 km from centre)

Kwa Muhle Museum

Museum

Museum showcasing the history, culture & hardships of the city of Durban & its people.

4.40 (368 reviews) (~74.02 km from centre)

The Official Luthuli Museum

Museum

👍👍 Excellent information and well narrated

4.40 (267 reviews) (~95.42 km from centre)

De Molen Farm

Museum

😠 We were there for a 3 night stay Lin and Brian couldn’t recall we had booked and paid in full. Lin then wanted to accommodate us in a filthy room with the smelliest linen and carpet as a favour. We were left having to look for new accommodation we still waiting on our full refund. Brian wants us to...

4.40 (84 reviews) (~214.43 km from centre)

Durban Society of Model Engineers

Museum

👍👍 What a LOVELY venue for a party! Lots of space for you to add a jumping castle or other entertainment. Lots of chairs you can use too. They let you use their kitchen and urn. The train driver was so friendly and helpful. Kids had so much fun. Call them for details.

4.40 (40 reviews) (~74.33 km from centre)

Coedmore Castle

Event venue

Built in 1885, this stone homestead with period furnishings & a tower offers guided tours & events.

4.30 (176 reviews) (~68.83 km from centre)

Msunduzi-Voortrekker Museum

Education center

👍👍 Very cool place, we had a great time exploring, def recommend if you haven't been, its very interesting.

4.30 (79 reviews) (~8.99 km from centre)

Kwamashu F Hall

Museum

😐 Great spot if you need to connect to the internet

4.30 (76 reviews) (~67.35 km from centre)

Isandlwana Visitors Centre and Museum

Museum

😐 It's useful to visit this center before you go to the actual battlefield. You also need to purchase your entrance ticket here (it's a small fee). There is a restroom and a great museum that gives background to the history of the area and the battle. It's highly recommend that you visit this battlefi...

4.30 (66 reviews) (~147.97 km from centre)

Old Fort Chapel

Museum

👍👍 It's wel looked after and I got married there 26 years ago nice and compact

4.30 (58 reviews) (~74.08 km from centre)

Sandra's Place

Museum

👍👍 It is actually called "Sandra se Winkel". Worth a short 1km drive down a gravel road. Fantastic place and wonderful owner. We bought two boxes of beautiful books and enjoyed the museum. Glad to have found it!

4.30 (40 reviews) (~104.87 km from centre)

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Top rated Museums in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa