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Cradle of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site stretches over an area of about 470 squre km (181 square mi) with about 300 caves. Inside these caves, palaeoanthropologists have discovered thousands of fossils... (more) -
Downtown
Jo'burg was born as a mining camp, and its downtown area—the oldest part—is a jumbled grid of one-way streets heading in opposite directions reflecting its hasty start to life. Although the... (more) -
Magaliesberg
The Magaliesberg mountains (or rolling hills) stretch 120 km (74 mi) between Pretoria and the town of Rustenburg, about a 90-minute drive northwest of Johannesburg. The South African War once raged here... (more) -
Northern Suburbs
Most of the city's good hotels and major malls are in the northern suburbs: Melville (closest to the city center), Greenside, Parkhurst, Sandton, and Rosebank, among many others. The burgeoning "new north,"... (more) -
Pretoria
About an hour north of Johannesburg (traffic-depending—on a bad day it can take more than two hours), Pretoria, the country's capital, is within the larger metropolitan area of Tshwane (pronounced... (more) -
Soweto
Soweto, an acronym for South Western Townships, was founded in 1904, when city councilors used an outbreak of bubonic plague as an excuse to move black people outside the town. Today it's home to about... (more) -
Sun City
Sun City, a multifaceted entertainment and casino complex comprising hotels, championship golf courses, and a water park, is about a 90-minute drive from Johannesburg. Each year in early December the resort... (more)
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