Visiting Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg is well-known as the city of gold because of its rich gold mining heritage and one of the biggest cities and the financial capital of South Africa. Johannesburg is a modern city center full of shopping complexes and skyscrapers and so there are so much tourist spots and lots of things you can do in Johannesburg.

When coming to Johannesburg by plane you would taxi into the international airport of Johannesburg. You can visit the famous Soweto known as hop on hop off buses. Then you can visit the historical Johannesburg Zoo.If interested you can enjoy the afternoon at Gold Reef City where you can find the reconstruction of the old Johannesburg during the gold rush of the 19th century. A visit to the Skyscraper will assure you the best views of the City.

On the Constitution Hill, you will find the Johannesburg Constitutional Court known for the imprisonment of the most famous personality like the Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi. The Gandhi Square is also a very visited site and is a landmark of Gandhi and the Nelson Mandela Square too.

The Johannesburg museums provide tourists with information on numerous topics such as gold mining and apartheid. If you are a visitor or a citizen of this city then the Museum Africa is the place to find out how this city evolved. This museum and the art gallery attached to it, is the main facility in Johannesburg and date back approximately one hundred years. It contains a magnificent collection of modern and impressionist masterpieces as well as works by leading South African artists.

As there are a lot of beautiful landmarks and places to visit in Johannesburg, it is a great tourist destination and Johannesburg accommodation are of high quality. And also as there is so much to see and do, you will realize that you will not have enough time for other activities that are also available.

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