Zoo Lake
Free: All time Situated only 15 minutes of the city center in Johannesburg, Zoo Lake is one of the most popular park for locals. Zoo Lake is the go-to spot for picnicking, dog-walking, boat riding, jogging and and other outdoor...
Circa on Jellicoe
Free: All time Circa on Jellicoe is superb contemporary art gallery housed within an architectural masterpiece. The 3-storey building with its spiral design is stunning, especially in the evening when it’s lit up. Within the gallery, visitors can find contemporary...
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
Free: All time Situated a mere 10 km from the centre of Johannesburg, Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve is the largest proclaimed nature reserve in the Johannesburg Metropolitan area. It boasts a surprising diversity ranging from larger game such as zebra, red...
Kliptown Open Air Museum
Free: All time Kliptown, one of the oldest districts in Soweto, is an area steeped in history – violent, restorative, sad and uplifting. It is most famously known as the site where more than 3,000 people attended what became known...
Bunny Park
Free: All time At the Bunny Park in Benoni, visitors are allowed to feed the farm animals such as cows, donkeys, goats, chickens, turtles and bunnies! The free-roaming animals at the park are tame enough to be handfed – making...
Absa Money Museum
Free: All time As South Africa’s only money and banking museum, a trip to the Absa Money Museum is an outing not to be missed! Situated in the stylish Absa Towers West building in the heart of Johannesburg, the Money...
Nan Hua Buddhist Temple
Free: All time The magnificent Nan Hua Temple was donated by the Taiwanese Buddhists when Taiwan had close ties with South Africa and is the largest Buddhist temple in the Southern Hemisphere. It is located in Bronkhorstspruit (about 45 min...
Johannesburg Botanical Garden and Emmarentia Dam
Free: All time Just 6km from Johannesburg’s city centre, Emmarentia Dam and the surrounding botanical gardens provide an open space and recreational area for Joburgers and visitors alike. A popular weekend picnicking site, the park is touted as one of...
Adler Museum of Medicine
Free: All time Part of the University of the Witwatersrand, the Adler Museum of Medicine contains interesting and invaluable collections depicting the history of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy through the ages. Apart from the hundreds of items of medical historical...
James Hall Museum of Transport
Free: All time The James Hall Museum of Transport gives visitors a rare glimpse of Johannesburg’s transport history, dating back more than a century. The museum is the most comprehensive land transport museum in South Africa, with thematic displays and...
