Il meglio di Randburg

Randburg Essentials

This collection spans Johannesburg's pivotal historical sites and modern landmarks. It features the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill, a former prison complex now housing the South African Constitutional Court. Significant Soweto sites include the Mandela House and the Hector Pieterson Memorial. For wildlife, the list includes the Lion & Safari Park and Johannesburg Zoo. Modern attractions range from the 50-storey Carlton Centre and the Nelson Mandela Bridge to the Gold Reef City theme park, built on the site of an old gold mine.

Randburg Essentials — Mappa

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Apartheid Museum

The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa.

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Nelson Mandela Square

A public square in Sandton featuring a six-meter-tall bronze statue of Nelson Mandela. It is surrounded by an open-air pedestrian mall with numerous restaurants and luxury retail stores.

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Constitution Hill

The Constitution Hill precinct is located at 11 Kotze Street in Braamfontein, Johannesburg near the western end of the suburb of Hillbrow.

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Liliesleaf Farm

Liliesleaf Farm, also spelt Lilliesleaf and also known simply as Liliesleaf, is a location in northern Johannesburg, South Africa, which is…

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Lion Park

Lion & Safari Park is a conservation enclosure for lions, cheetahs, hyena, wild dogs and various antelope.

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Mandela House

Located on Vilakazi Street in Soweto, this was the residence of Nelson Mandela from 1946 to 1962. The museum preserves the original matchbox-style architecture and contains family memorabilia and photographs.

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Hector Pierterson Memorial

The Hector Pieterson Museum is a museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa.

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Top of Africa (Carlton Centre)

The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Montecasino

Montecasino, popularly shortened to Monte, is a leisure and casino complex in Fourways, Sandton in Gauteng, South Africa.

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Johannesburg Zoo

The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Sandton City

A seriously huge shopping mall selling anything you can think of. And the big statue of Nelson Mandela in the square is just impressive.

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Soccer City

First National Bank Stadium or simply FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City and The Calabash, is an association football and Rugby union…

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Gold Reef City Theme Park

An entertainment complex themed around the 19th-century gold rush, situated on an old gold mine. It features thrill rides, a 4D theatre, and underground mine tours.

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National Museum of Military History

The South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947…

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Nelson Mandela Bridge

Nelson Mandela Bridge is a bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the fourth of five bridges which cross the railway lines and sidings…