Newlands Forest
Newlands Forest occupies the lower eastern slopes of Table Mountain and forms part of Table Mountain National Park. The forest is characterised by wide gravel paths, towering pine and eucalyptus trees, indigenous woodland, mountain streams and pockets of fynbos. Its sheltered setting makes it one of the most comfortable outdoor spaces in Cape Town during […]
Old Town House
Completed in 1755, the Old Town House served as Cape Town’s first town hall for almost a century before civic administration moved elsewhere. The building later became home to the Michaelis Collection after Sir Max Michaelis donated his internationally important collection of Dutch Golden Age paintings to the people of South Africa in 1914. Today […]
Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre
Opened in 1999 as the first Holocaust centre in Africa, the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre was established to educate visitors about the Holocaust while promoting respect for human rights and diversity. Its mission extends beyond preserving history by encouraging dialogue about prejudice, racism and the responsibilities of individuals in building more inclusive societies. […]
South African Jewish Museum
Opened by Nelson Mandela in December 2000, the South African Jewish Museum was created to preserve and share the story of Jewish life in South Africa. Built as an extension of the historic Old Shul, the museum combines contemporary architecture with one of the country’s most significant religious heritage sites. The galleries follow the journey […]
Bo-Kaap Museum
Established in 1978, the Bo-Kaap Museum occupies a house dating back to the 1760s and was restored to illustrate the lifestyle of a prosperous nineteenth-century Cape Muslim family. Rather than focusing only on objects behind glass, the museum recreates a lived-in home with period furnishings, household items and displays that place visitors inside the social […]
University of Cape Town Upper Campus
The University of Cape Town Upper Campus is one of South Africa’s most recognisable university settings, combining historic architecture, mountain scenery and broad views from the slopes of Devil’s Peak. UCT traces its origins to the South African College, founded in 1829, and became the University of Cape Town in 1918. Upper Campus occupies part […]
Rhodes Memorial
Rhodes Memorial is a prominent historic landmark on the eastern slopes of Devil’s Peak, combining monumental architecture, broad views across Cape Town and a contested chapter of South African history. Designed by Sir Herbert Baker and completed in 1912, the memorial commemorates Cecil John Rhodes, whose role in British colonial expansion and racial politics makes […]
Mostert’s Mill
Mostert’s Mill is the oldest surviving complete windmill in South Africa and the last working traditional windmill on the African continent. Built around 1796 on the historic farm Welgelegen, it has stood on the slopes of Devil’s Peak for more than two centuries. The private farm mill once ground wheat using wind power. Its revolving […]
Zeitz MOCAA
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is the world’s largest museum dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Set inside Cape Town’s transformed historic Grain Silo at the V&A Waterfront, it brings ambitious exhibitions together with one of the city’s most remarkable architectural spaces. Across multiple gallery floors, rotating exhibitions feature established and […]
Rust en Vreugd
Rust en Vreugd is one of Cape Town’s finest surviving Cape Dutch townhouses and an intimate museum within the Iziko Museums of South Africa. Built around 1777–1778 for Willem Cornelis Boers, the Dutch East India Company’s Fiscal at the Cape, the restored building stands on what was then the town’s outer edge. The museum houses […]