Museums and Buildings (Category) - 137 posts

Master Mansions, home of Mabro Hats, tells a tantalizing story of an Indian family's journey to success in apartheid-era Johannesburg.

The James Hall Transport Museum was surprisingly interesting and fun to visit, despite the fact that I have no interest in cars. Plus it's free.

The Roodepoort Museum won't make the list of Joburg's top tourist attractions. And yet it's the epitome of Joburg quirkiness -- interesting and unexpected.

Before I leave Joburg for almost a month, here are some photos I took in Hillbrow.

I had a behind-the-scenes look at the Jeppe Post Office, built in 1935 and still running, including its beautiful Art Deco fixtures and underground tunnel.

I shot a few photos of Joburg from the 13th floor of the Ansteys Building, the city's most prominent and legendary Art Deco high-rise.

Freedom Park, just off the highway in Pretoria, is a national monument dedicated to all South Africans who have died fighting for freedom.

Thirty minutes south of Joburg, Marie-Lais and I discovered the remains of Tolstoy Farm, where Gandhi lived from 1910 to 1913.

Yesterday I went to see "SA's Dirty Laundry: The Things We Do for Love" at SoMa Art + Space in Maboneng. It was a humble and moving experience.

Did you think public libraries were dead? Not so. The Johannesburg City Library, right in the middle of downtown Jozi, is teeming with life.

In celebration of Heritage Day, the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation put on a bonanza of historical tours all over the city. I chose three.

A quick review of Capital Cafe, a new, hidden coffeeshop in Corner House, a historic building in downtown Johannesburg.