Attractions IN/AROUND Fordsburg
Landmarks / Memorials
Gandhi Square
Gandhi Square is both a popular tourist attraction and a busy urban hub of commercial and retail activity. It is situated in the heart of the Central Business District of Johannesburg, and is about 25 minutes from both Sandton and the OR Tambo ...
Shopping
Johannesburg Shopping
Johannesburg is any shoppers dream destination! There is something here for everyone. No matter what you looking for, you will always find it in a Johannesburg shopping mall. Johannesburg (or Jozi as it is called by locals) is well known for its superb ...
Landmarks / Museums / National Monuments
Satyagraha House
Mohandas Gandhi, who is perhaps better known as Mahatma Gandhi, is a famed politician, lawyer, activist and author that has inspired so many to a more peaceful, fair way of treating others, even in their personal capacities. Satyagraha House was this ...
Landmarks / Memorials
The Firewalker
The Firewalker is an 11 metre sculpture by South African artists William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx, on the Queen Elizabeth bridge in Newtown, Johannesburg. The sculpture shows a women one might see on the streets of everyday ...
... and a little further afield
Museums
Absa Money Museum
Home to the largest collection of money used in South Africa’s past in the world, Absa Money Museum lies in downtown Johannesburg on Troye Street. The ABSA Money Museum is the only banking and money museum in the country, and holds a fascinating history ...
Museums
Adler Museum of Medicine
Over 40 000 objects that illustrate the history of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy through the ages today make up the collection housed in the Adler Museum of medicine, funded by the Faculty of Health Sciences at Wits University in Johannesburg, where ...
Landmarks / Mandela Route / Museums
Apartheid Museum
The Apartheid Museum is the story of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Beginning in 1948, the white elected National Party government initiated a process which turned over 20 million people into 2nd class citizens, damning them to a life of ...
Landmarks / Miscellaneous
Braamfontein Spruit
One of several streams in Johannesburg the Braamfontein Spruit flows through the city's northern suburbs, its overgrown banks providing a much-needed green lung for residents who cycle, bird watch, hike and trail-run the paths ...
Landmarks / Memorials
Brenda Fassie Memorial
The bronze sculpture of Brenda Fassie outside the Bassline Music Venue in Newtown, Johannesburg, is one of 40 memorial art works placed by the Sunday Times around the country to celebrate its 100th birthday, and to promote national ...
Mandela Route / Landmarks / Museums
Chancellor House
Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo ran the first black legal practice in the country from a modest three-storey building, known as Chancellor House, during the 1950s at the height of apartheid. The major effort of their healthy practice was to help those ...
Golf Courses
Crown Mines Golf Club
South Africa is famous for its gold, and Crown Mines Golf Club is built in genuine mining country, just a few kilometres southeast of central Johannesburg. Less than 2 kilometres away from the course is Gold Reef City which boasts among its attractions a ...
Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries
Cumberland Bird Sanctuary
Just opposite the Bryanston Country Club is a bird sanctuary; an official 5.2 hectare 'protected area' with its entrance on Cumberland Avenue, hence its name. Most of the time it is kept under lock and key, but at certain times it is open to the general ...
Landmarks / Miscellaneous
Delta Park
Delta Park is a rather large green lung in northern Johannesburg that lies nestled in amongst the suburbs of Victory park, Blairgowrie and Craighall Park. Whilst always popular with residents and their dogs, the park earned a fair amount of bad press at ...
Landmarks / Miscellaneous
Diagonal Street
Diagonal Street is situated in the CBD of the metropolis, which is generally characterised by massive architectural features and impressive skyscrapers. The iconic building known as Eleven Diagonal Street was designed by Helmut Jahn, who is an acclaimed ...
Fordsburg as a destination
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Alberton, Atholl, Auckland Park, Beaulieu, Bedfordview, Benmore Gardens, Benoni, Blackheath, Blairgowrie, Boksburg, Bordeaux, Braamfontein, Brakpan, Bramley, Bryanston, Buccleuch, Chartwell, Constantia Kloof, Craigavon, Craighall, Craighall Park, Cyrildene, Douglasdale, Dunkeld West, Edenvale, Eikenhof, Emmarentia, Fairland, Fairmount, Ferndale, Forest Town, Fourways, Franklin Roosevelt Park, Gallo Manor, Germiston, Glenadrienne, Glenvista, Honeydew, Houghton, Hurlingham, Hyde Park, Illovo, Inanda, Isando, Johannesburg Airport, Johannesburg Central, Jukskei Park, Kelvin, Kempton Park, Kensington, Killarney, Kyalami, Lanseria, Linbro Park, Linden, Linksfield, Lyme Park, Maboneng, Mandela Square, Marshalltown, Melrose, Melrose Arch, Melrose North, Melville, Midrand, Modderfontein, Morningside, Mulbarton, Newtown, Nigel, North Riding, Northcliff, Norwood, Oakdene, Observatory, Olivedale, OR Tambo International, Orange Grove, Orchards, Parkhurst, Parkmore, Parktown, Parktown North, Parkview, Parkwood, Paulshof, Randburg, Randpark Ridge, Raumarais Park, Rembrandt Park, River Club, Rivonia, Robindale, Roodepoort, Rosebank, Sandhurst, Sandown, Sandton, Sandton CBD, Sandton Square, Southdale, Soweto, Springs, Strathavon, Sunningdale, Sunninghill, Victory Park, Vosloorus, Waverley, Weltevreden Park, Wendywood, Westcliff, Westdene, Winston Ridge, Woodmead
Staying Overnight
Dunvegan Execu Lodge
Dunvegan Execu Lodge is proudly a four star luxury guesthouse, conveniently situated in the tranquil residential area of Dunvegan in Edenvale. We...
On 9th Street Boutique Guesthouse
On 9th Street Boutique Guesthouse in Linden is a beautifully decorated guest house in the heart of Randburg. It offers a tranquil and peaceful ou...
Ellipse Waterfall 3911
In the heart of Midrand's Waterfall City, the Ellipse Waterfall 3911 stands as a shining example of luxury living. Comprising four gleaming tower...
Illovo Mews 220
Illovo Mews 220 is a studio apartment offering self catering accommodation in Illovo. The apartment is perfect for a couple or a corporate travel...
La Provence
Situated in Bryanston, La Provence offers accommodation. The establishment is close to Sandton Central and is on a Gautrain bus route. It is also...
27A on Angus
27A on Angus is able to accommodate up to 10 guests in five units. Here guests are able to make use of the communal swimming pool and shared kitc...
Lolo's Guest House
Situated in Diepkloof, which forms part of South Africa's most famous township, Soweto, Lolo's Guest House offers accommodation facilities and se...
Ascot Mews Lodge
Ascot Mews Lodge is a luxurious lodge offering accommodation in 14 distinctively and individually decorated rooms and 3 exquisite executive suite...
Under The Oak
Under the Oak offers ideal Johannesburg accommodation for business and leisure travellers requiring a great night's sleep in a beautiful environm...
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