Best places: Museums in South Africa

👍👍 Absolutely breathtaking! Every step you take in these magnificent gardens offers a different view or perspective of the piece of sculpture you're looking at. Wear comfortable shoes, there is a lot of walking, but all the paths are well maintained and easy. Just don't forget to book or you will be...

Automobile museum featuring an extensive collection of antique & vintage cars & motorcycles.

Guided tours are mandatory at this historic, popular network of caves with large mineral formations.

Museum chronicling the story of 20th-century South Africa & the now-defunct apartheid system.

👍👍 Worth the visit. There are lots of amazing exhibitions. Museum not usually full so nice place to go if you also want so peace and quiet. has parking available and is free to students.

This modern museum features exhibits exploring the science & history behind diamonds.

National collection of guns, aircraft & army vehicles, plus medals & exhibits on medicine & history.

Replica surgery rooms depicting the world's first heart transplant, performed here in 1967.

👍👍 Love this place. Nostalgia at it's best. From an Old Coca Cola collection, vintage toys to vintage porcelain sets, WWII memorabilia, vintage crockery, old tins collection, vintage clothing you name it, they've got it. Take your time to appreciate their great selection.

Wide variety of native & imported plants, including bonsai, plus 4 glasshouses & themed gardens.

Railway gallery with 13 steam locomotives & vintage automobiles on display, plus a coffee shop.

Spacious industrial-style gallery with a nostalgic display of antique motorcycles & memorabilia.

Upmarket country winery with tasting sessions, a gourmet restaurant & an onsite art museum.

Natural history & science museum, founded in 1825, with fossils, animals, human tools & clothing.

👍 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.

Exhibitions on the history of early humans in Africa, including ancient rock art, with audio tours.

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

👍👍 What a blast! Pure nostalgia, I grew up in Uitenhage and most of my mates parents worked at VWSA, seeing the old MK1 Golfs, The Microbus, the Beetles (I rolled one), the old Fleetline Kombi, the current vehicles, really was a good experience, brought some joy to the heart, some snaps below to make y...

Exhibits highlighting the lifestyle & cultural contributions of 19th-century Muslims.

Museum chronicling the 1976 Soweto student uprising & named for its first victim, a 12-year-old boy.