The remains of the 19th century trading post of the famous Portuguese trader, Joao Albasini is found at the new Phabeni Gate, 10 km from Hazyview. Over the ages trading activity has taken place in the...
The Apartheid Museum is Johannesburg's most visited tourist attraction, with its large blown-up photographs, metal cages and numerous monitors recording continuous replays of apartheid scenes. The mus...
The large dolphin lake is undoubtedly the focal point of the Oceanarium. 60m long, 45m at its widest point and up to 4,5m deep, it contains 4, 75 million litres of filtered seawater and is still one o...
Major Henry Douglas Warden erected the First Raadsaal in 1949. This modest building with its dung floors and thatched roof was used as a school building, church and social venue, and housed almost all...
The National Museum in Charles Street displays one of the largest collections of fossils and other archaeological finds in the Republic of South Africa. The Florisbad skull, which is of particular int...
The impressively simple sandstone shrine of the National Women's Memorial is a celebrated example of South African sculpture art created by Anton von Wouw. The War Museum on the same grounds, houses a...
The Old Fort in Church Street, on the brow of the hill overlooking the centre of Bloemfontein, was built during 1848 as a stronghold against native raids. Near the entrance to the Old Fort is a monume...
A modern nursery at the foot of Naval Hill in Hamilton Park. Stepping into the Orchid House transports you into the heart of a tropical oasis of lush greenery and rare, colourful Orchids. Also nearby,...
The Twin Tower Church (Tweetoringkerk in Afrikaans) is a very visible landmark, at the top of the Floreat Promenade near the centre of Bloemfontein. The church was completed in 1880 on the site of a m...
The Bloemfontein Zoo houses the largest collection of primates in South Africa, as well as an interesting variety of birds and numerous other animals.
