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Secundes House
Inside the Castle of Good Hope, the Secundes House was built in 1695 and housed the second in command at the Cape.
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St Mary’s Cathedral
Dedicated in 1851, and having undergone many alterations since, this is the main Catholic church in Cape Town.
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Cultural Village
The tourist complex adjoining the visitor information centre has a traditional Basotho village and amphitheatre.
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Cape Agulhas Lighthouse
It’s worth climbing the 71 steps to the top. There’s an interesting museum inside, as well as the tourism bureau .
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Irish House
Across Thabo Mbeki St, the beautiful Victorian-era Irish House contains a hodgepodge of displays on local history.
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Saronsberg Cellar
Sip superlative red blends while admiring the contemporary art that lines the walls of this smart cellar 6km north of town.
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Whale House Museum
Theres lots of info on whales, inlcuding daly audio-visual shows. Admission fee included in ticket for Old Harbour Museum.
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Old Kromdraai Mine Museum
Here is the first gold mine on the Witwatersrand – operations started in 1881. Guided tours leave the converted shed every hour.
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Knot
Near the Civic Centre is this striking sculpture by Edoardo Villa, which looks like a giant red paper clip bent out of shape.
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Kimberley House
This art deco building facing Greenmarket Sq is constructed from sandstone and decorated with an attractive diamond-theme design.
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Le Roux Townhouse
Decorated in authentic period furniture, this place is as good an example of a ‘feather palace’ as you’re likely to see.
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St Mary’s on the Braak Church
The neo-Gothic St Mary’s on the Braak Church, completed in 1852, sits at the north end of the Braak, an open stretch of grass.
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Paul Cluver Wines
A worthy stop on the Elgin wine route, offering fine wine, a pleasant country-style restaurant and mountain-bike trails.
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Mathekenyane
The top of this granite kopje south of Skukuza has an uninterrupted panorama of the surrounding wilderness (best at sunset).
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Simons Town Mosque
At the head of Alfred Lane is this handsome still functioning mosque, rebuilt in 1926; the original was construtced here in 1888.
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Falcon Ridge
Seven kilometres from the Drakensberg Sun turn-off is Falcon Ridge, with awesome raptor-flying demonstrations and talks.
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First National Bank
One of the final projects of Sir Herbert Baker, completed in 1913. Pop inside to see some of the bank’s original fittings.
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East Griqualand Museum
The East Griqualand Museum has some interesting information on the history of the Griqua, as well as the usual small-town relics.
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Military History Museum
Accessed through Urquhart House, this museum gives an overview of local military history from the 1800s to the current century.
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Nieuwe Republiek Museum
The interesting Nieuwe Republiek Museum , in the former Parliament building, is devoted to the short-lived Nieuwe Republiek.
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