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.
President Brand Street has been declared a national conservation area and adds to the city's graceful charm with buildings and monuments of historical significance, including the South African Court o...
The Franklin Game Reserve encompasses all of Naval Hill and preserves some of the fauna and flora indigenous to the Bloemfontein area, including various animal species ranging from giraffe to steenbuc...
A living museum that depicts daily farming activities and implements from various eras. The Free State Agricultural Museum preserves various aspects of farming culture for future generations.
