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The Pretoria National Botanical Garden is one of South Africa's nine National Botanical Gardens. The garden is wedged between Pretoria Road and Cussonia Avenue in Brummeria, in eastern Pretoria, Gauteng, and flanks a central rocky ridge that runs from east to west. The 76 hectares garden was established in 1946, and of late hosts the headquarters of the South African National Biodiversity Institute. For more info: http://www.sanbi.org/gardens/pretoria/

The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjieskop at the northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square and the Voortrekker Monument. The large gardens of the Buildings are nestled between Government Avenue, Vermeulen Street East, Church Street, the R104 and Blackwood Street. Fairview Avenue is a closed road through which only officials can enter the Union Buildings. Though not in the centre of Pretoria, the Union Buildings occupy the highest point of Pretoria, and constitute a South African national heritage site. The Buildings are one of the centres of political life in South Africa; "The Buildings" and "Arcadia" have become metonyms for the South African government. It has become an iconic landmark of Pretoria and South Africa in general, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city and an emblem of democracy. The Buildings are the location of presidential inaugurations.

For more info: https://www.thepresidency.gov.za/content/union-buildings

The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. It was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk. On 8 July 2011, the Voortrekker Monument was declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.

For more info: https://vtm.org.za/

The National Zoological Garden of South Africa is an 80-hectare zoo located in Pretoria, South Africa. It is the national zoo of South Africa, and was founded by J. W. B. Gunning in 1899. Pretoria Zoo is one of the eight largest zoos in the world and one of the most highly rated.

More info: https://www.pretoriazoo.org/

Rietvlei Nature Reserve, located in southern Pretoria, is about 4,000 hectares in size, and includes the entirety of the Rietvlei Dam which impounds the Rietvlei River, in Gauteng, South Africa. The reserve is wedged between the R21 highway on the western side and the R50 road on the north-east. The mean elevation above sea level is approximately 1,525 meters, with the highest point at 1,542 m and the lowest at 1,473 m, the dam’s outflow in Sesmylspruit. The reserve covers a surface area of approximately 4,003 ha or 40 km², of which the dam constitutes some 20ha. A network of roads criss-cross the entire area, which facilitates access to visitors and management.

For more info: https://www.tshwane.gov.za/sites/tourism/NatureConservation/Pages/Rietvlei-Nature-Reserve.aspx

Freedom Park is situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as during the apartheid era.

For more info: https://freedompark.co.za/

This fine museum contains over three thousand works of art. For more info: https://www.tshwane.gov.za/sites/tourism/Arts-Culture-and-Heritage/Pages/The-Pretoria-Art-Museum.aspx

Discover a uniquely international food market in the heart of Pretoria's old East - Lynnwood. The tastes and smells of the world will have your returning every week with food from Greece, Portugal and Italy to name just a few. Hazel Food Market is open every Saturday from 08h00 to 14h00.

. Address: 378 Queen's Cres, Lynnwood, Pretoria, 0081

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby union and Association football stadium situated in the Arcadia suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and it is occasionally used for football matches. Address: 416 Kirkness St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0007

Robert Loftus Owen Versfeld (7 December 1862 – 5 May 1932) was a South African rugby union player and administrator who was a founding member of the Eastern Province Rugby Union and of the Pretoria Rugby Subunion (1908) which in 1938 became Northern Transvaal. He founded Pretoria Rugby Club in 1888, and established Pretoria rugby headquarters at Eastern Sports Grounds. He introduced grass playing fields to the Transvaal.

Tours can be organised for Loftus Versfeld by booking only: Contact Saartjie Oliver on 012 420 0700 to book a tour of the stadium.