Johannesburg
A gold-rush city that became the country's engine and tells its own history without flinching. Not pretty, and the most alive place in South Africa.
Johannesburg in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Johannesburg
Where to stay in Johannesburg
Johannesburg in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Johannesburg
The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex located in the south of Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001. It was established by an independent non-profit organisation, Akani Egoli, and built as an offshoot of the development of the Gold Reef City Casino.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2026
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The Constitution Hill precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. It is located in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, near the western end of the suburb of Hillbrow. The complex consists of the Constitutional Court, the Old Fort Prison and a museum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
ConstHill · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Cradle of Humankind is a paleoanthropological site that is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, the site is home to the largest known concentration of human ancestral remains anywhere in the world. The site currently occupies 47,000 hectares and contains a complex system of limestone caves.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Aug 2026
Nelson Mandela Bridge is a bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the fourth of five bridges which cross the railway lines and sidings located just west of Johannesburg Park Station, the first being the Johan Rissik Bridge adjacent to the station. It was completed in 2003, and cost R38 million to build.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Jul 2026
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Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa and one of the suburbs of Johannesburg, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it was incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2002.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Aug 2026
Michael Denne from Hobart, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex located in the south of Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001. It was established by an independent non-profit organisation, Akani Egoli, and built as an offshoot of the development of the Gold Reef City Casino.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2026
NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Constitution Hill precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. It is located in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, near the western end of the suburb of Hillbrow. The complex consists of the Constitutional Court, the Old Fort Prison and a museum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
ConstHill · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Cradle of Humankind is a paleoanthropological site that is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, the site is home to the largest known concentration of human ancestral remains anywhere in the world. The site currently occupies 47,000 hectares and contains a complex system of limestone caves.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Aug 2026
Nelson Mandela Bridge is a bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the fourth of five bridges which cross the railway lines and sidings located just west of Johannesburg Park Station, the first being the Johan Rissik Bridge adjacent to the station. It was completed in 2003, and cost R38 million to build.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Jul 2026
NJR ZA · Public domain
Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa and one of the suburbs of Johannesburg, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it was incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2002.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Aug 2026
Michael Denne from Hobart, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0
