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Cape Town, South Africa
The Museum of Dogs
This museum celebrates dogs through unusual stories from their owners.
Mossel Bay, South Africa
Janine Iron and Washing Museum
A large collection of irons and washing machines dedicated to the memory of a lost daughter.
Swellendam, South Africa
Drostdy Museum
A museum complex showing 17th-century life in Swellendam.
Albertinia, South Africa
Tuinplaas - Tiny Town
A miniature park, fairy garden, milkshake bar, museum, and micronation in one.
Wilderness, South Africa
Kaaimans Grotto
This cave overlooking the Indian Ocean has been turned into a shelter and makeshift museum.
Rivonia, South Africa
Liliesleaf Farm Museum
This unassuming farm complex was once the epicenter of an underground liberation group.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Satyagraha House
The home of Mahatma Gandhi during part of the 21 years he spent living in South Africa is now a guest house.
Bathurst, South Africa
The Big Pineapple
The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.
Cape Town, South Africa
District Six Museum
A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Museum of Man and Science
A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.
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