Top Attractions in Cape Town

Discover the best places to visit in Cape Town. Explore 50 museums, historic sites, landmarks, and hidden gems curated from OpenStreetMap and enriched with Wikipedia descriptions.

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Groote Kerk

The Groote Kerk (Afrikaans and Dutch for "Great Church") is a Dutch Reformed church in Cape Town, South Africa. The church is South Africa's oldest pl ...

0.3 km from center
Historic
St. George's Cathedral

St George's Cathedral (also referred to as The Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr) is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, and the ...

0.4 km from center
Museum
Cape Town Holocaust Centre

The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre began as Africa's first Holocaust centre founded in 1999. It has sister Centres in Johannesburg (Johannesbur ...

0.9 km from center
Museum
District Six Museum

District Six Museum is a museum in the former inner-city residential area and, District Six, in Cape Town, South Africa in an old Methodist church.

0.3 km from center
Historic
Cape Town Central Library

Central Library Cape Town is a public library in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of 102 libraries within the City of Cape Town Library and Informat ...

0.1 km from center
Museum
Koopmans-de Wet House

Koopmans-de Wet House (locally KOORP-munz dÉ™ VET) is a former residence and current museum in Strand Street, Cape Town, South Africa. The house becam ...

0.5 km from center
Museum
Rust en Vreugd

Rust en Vreugd (meaning Rest and Joy), is a historic house and garden, located on Buitekant Street at the edge of the central business district of Cap ...

0.7 km from center
Historic
Bo-Kaap
1.0 km from center
Monument
Bartolomeu Dias

There are at least three statues of Bartolomeu Dias, the first European to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa. This exploration, in 1488, led ...

0.9 km from center
Monument
Artillerymen's Memorial

Artillery Memorial, Cape Town was erected in memory of the gunners who fought for South Africa during World War I. The memorial, which forms part of t ...

0.8 km from center
Museum
Chavonnes Battery Museum

The Chavonnes Battery was a fortification protecting Cape Town, South Africa, built in the early 18th century. It is now a museum and function venue.

2.0 km from center
Monument
Statue of Nelson Mandela

A Statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled on 24 July 2018. It was placed on the balcony of Cape Town City Hall overlooking the Grand Parade, Cape Town, ...

0.0 km from center
Historic
De Waal Park

De Waal Park is a public park and heritage site in the Oranjezicht suburb of Cape Town. The park, which contains over 120 species of trees, is popular ...

1.8 km from center
Museum
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA)

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 20 ...

1.8 km from center
Museum
Heart of Cape Town Museum

The Heart of Cape Town Museum is a museum complex in the Observatory suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is in the Groote Schuur Hospital on Main Ro ...

3.9 km from center
Museum
Iziko South African Museum

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Museum), is a South African national museum located in C ...

1.0 km from center
Museum
Iziko Slave Lodge

The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Cape Town, South Africa, with a history spanning more than three centuries. The building has served ...

0.3 km from center
Museum
South African Sendinggestig Museum

The South African Sendinggestig Museum (also known as the South African Slave Church Museum) was established in 1977 and is currently situated in the ...

0.5 km from center
Museum
Cape Medical Museum

The Cape Medical Museum is situated in the Old City Hospital Complex in Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa. Its exhibitions center around the medica ...

2.2 km from center
Church
Central Methodist Church

The Central Methodist Church, also known as the Central Methodist Mission or Metropolitan Methodist Church, is a large and historically important Meth ...

0.5 km from center
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