Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city and capital of Gauteng province, began as a 19th-century gold-mining settlement. Its sprawling Soweto township was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Mandela’s former residence is now the Mandela House museum. Other Soweto museums that recount the struggle to end segregation include the somber Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill, a former prison complex.
Local time: Tuesday 12:00 PM
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Elevation: 1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Apartheid Museum
Solemn concrete apartheid exhibit space
Museum chronicling the story of 20th-century South Africa & the now-defunct apartheid system.
Carlton Centre
Towering building with observation deck
Skyscraper with an observation deck providing panoramic views from the 50th floor.