--- title: "Things to do in Johannesburg · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/city/johannesburg" updated: null --- # Things to do in Johannesburg · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Things to do in Johannesburg · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/city/johannesburg) ![Johannesburg](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZP8R5JPDGZGX7P688S8GSM) Photo: Evan Bench · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohannesburg_CBD.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) South Africa # Things to do in Johannesburg Johannesburg (also Jo'burg, Egoli or Jozi) is a large metropolis and South Africa's largest city. Once regarded as South Africa's crime capital in the turbulent nineties, the city has shaken off that reputation led by its youthful exuberant population and a growing black middle class, not to mention the omnipresent soundtrack of Amapiano and house music. 3,326,055 people · [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.204361111111&mlon=28.041638888889#map=12/-26.204361111111/28.041638888889) · [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Johannesburg) · fetched Nov 12, 2026 ## Places worth going 60 [Open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.204361111111&mlon=28.041638888889#map=12/-26.204361111111/28.041638888889) 1. ![Ponte City](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZV0HW2BZJE7Y35YMYGX2RE?w=640) ### [Ponte City](/place/ponte-city-plc_RXDSWDG8RMKVQGB8BP8H5ZAF8A) attraction Photo: Geoffrey Hancock · CC BY-SA 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APonte_City_%283464450399%29.jpg) 2. ![Cricket at Wanderers Stadium](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTYRXT9FR4BS5HFTEP0PNJ?w=640) ### [Cricket at Wanderers Stadium](/place/cricket-at-wanderers-stadium-plc_CCFQ52STP0NDA2KPN45Q0ZG2QX) attraction Photo: Charles from Sandton, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_Wanderers_1.jpg) 3. ![Hillbrow Tower](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTZYT00D16208KW7G3YYQA?w=640) ### [Hillbrow Tower](/place/hillbrow-tower-plc_W4WQ2WGH9GPDFSERKXANYVPPXR) attraction Photo: Kemptonreporter · CC BY 2.5 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHillbrow_Tower.jpg) 4. ![Sophiatown Heritage & Cultural Centre](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTXJQJBZ3C3VKHZ3QKY5GR?w=640) ### [Sophiatown Heritage & Cultural Centre](/place/sophiatown-heritage-cultural-centre-plc_K7G4N47H274PTG01JKKZWFW1JA) attraction Photo: Josef Langerman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMelvilleKoppiesWest.jpg) 5. ![Constitution Hill](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTWJXCM5NQ3HTJ7GS0AQKZ?w=640) ### [Constitution Hill](/place/constitution-hill-plc_B7MTNG9HDZQTWCXT8M7JXQXSM2) attraction Photo: The Heritage Portal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOld_Fort_Entrance_%28from_the_inside%29.jpg) 6. ![Johannesburg Art Gallery](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTZRBMYFEVJKV6ZCNKC162?w=640) ### [Johannesburg Art Gallery](/place/johannesburg-art-gallery-plc_8FXPRX6MWTPPFAY3DE4W5D8V9F) attraction Photo: Janek Szymanowski · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A9_2_228_0069-Art_Gallery2-Johannesburg-s.jpg) 7. ![Nelson Mandela National Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTXZBEC36WAYSSKA3GER8P?w=640) ### [Nelson Mandela National Museum](/place/nelson-mandela-national-museum-plc_6SQ838Z2AQ22PNNZ3TRKMYR1D3) attraction Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Moongateclimber assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMandela_museum_soweto.jpg) 8. ![Gold Reef City](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTYZ4CE4E36CJ0C360AWMN?w=640) ### [Gold Reef City](/place/gold-reef-city-plc_7PR4PTD90TH7BX063YJA65M4VV) attraction Photo: Nolween · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGold_Reef_City_005.jpg) 9. ![Hector Pietersen Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTY65BMF9DE9H286MGDNTA?w=640) ### [Hector Pietersen Museum](/place/hector-pietersen-museum-plc_40QXAVVGH0PRCTE0GSXHASNWNV) attraction Photo: Babak Fakhamzadeh from Chiang Mai, Thailand · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHector_Pieterson_museum.jpg) 10. ![Museum Africa](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTWCP0REAR4TZJC5868F79?w=640) ### [Museum Africa](/place/museum-africa-plc_4J8R6NSBSX4B7Y9CHQGVCP299C) attraction Photo: Thomas.macmillan ( talk ) · CC BY 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuseumAfrica.JPG) 11. ![Greek Orthodox Church in Joubert Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZV0C2NVZ6C127DPHBQNWKR?w=640) ### [Greek Orthodox Church in Joubert Park](/place/greek-orthodox-church-in-joubert-park-plc_1N1GJD6MP3E8M0CSY2XEKYBARB) attraction Photo: Jackie05 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGreek_Orthodox_Church_1912_Kallenbach.jpg) 12. ![Regina Mundi Catholic Church](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTZ5GD1HA6RGRJN7QDYJJ7?w=640) ### [Regina Mundi Catholic Church](/place/regina-mundi-catholic-church-plc_PZZG7TH83GYZSSR2P2SDJ1T4G1) attraction Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Moongateclimber assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARegina_mundi_church%2C_soweto.JPG) 13. ![Satyagraha House](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M7030EDMKZ7ZEAT4KK9WJA1Y?w=640) ### [Satyagraha House](/place/satyagraha-house-plc_H4FK05QFW0PTZGKEF94PXC4TM0) attraction Photo: James Ball · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASatyagraha_House_4.jpg) 14. ![WITS Anglo American Digital Dome](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTVZXX8ZZR6MYG72QQQD85?w=640) ### [WITS Anglo American Digital Dome](/place/wits-anglo-american-digital-dome-plc_7ZV25DC11JQJNK7QTHCHHQKRGN) attraction Photo: Soul Train · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohannesburg_Planetarium_2018.jpg) 15. ![Satyagraha House](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M7030EDMKZ7ZEAT4KK9WJA1Y?w=640) ### [Satyagraha House](/place/satyagraha-house-plc_D33W89E2EDY099FEJNY15ZAZX5) museum Photo: James Ball · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASatyagraha_House_4.jpg) 16. ![Friedenskirche](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZV050RHQVDEH9VRFX6P2XP?w=640) ### [Friedenskirche](/place/friedenskirche-plc_NT51TKP383WG98KC175T85TE8K) attraction Photo: James Vall · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALutheran_Friedenskirche_-_Tower_I.jpg) 17. ![Fietas Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTZJ6NKWWPWN24ET0M2HFX?w=640) ### [Fietas Museum](/place/fietas-museum-plc_E2K8D3EPJFT4PV3602C0A1AGJH) attraction Photo: @weblearning · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A14th_street_Pageview.jpg) 18. ![Apartheid Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTYJEHZFD5S988BB7AZGC6?w=640) ### [Apartheid Museum](/place/apartheid-museum-plc_XW4YEXVNRQ43RA99KGF037WC9D) attraction Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASouth_Africa-Johannesburg-Apartheid_Museum001.jpg) 19. ![Origins Centre](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTW6AE63PSZZ4YSSW364EX?w=640) ### [Origins Centre](/place/origins-centre-plc_KAAAYC7S6WXSC9Z1T2VAT6SPZF) attraction Photo: Nebiyu.s · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAltered_States_depiction.JPG) 20. ![Apartheid Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTYJEHZFD5S988BB7AZGC6?w=640) ### [Apartheid Museum](/place/apartheid-museum-plc_G1294A0C2VWH6Y3H3E0YSQH9CX) Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASouth_Africa-Johannesburg-Apartheid_Museum001.jpg) 21. ![Johannesburg Zoo](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M7030MZY7CJ8W9JZYMZX9CAB?w=640) ### [Johannesburg Zoo](/place/johannesburg-zoo-plc_1MFHR8Y3E4V0W80CP07E18TZFY) attraction Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohannesburg_zoo-White_Oryx-001.jpg) 22. ![Johannesburg Zoo](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M7030MZY7CJ8W9JZYMZX9CAB?w=640) ### [Johannesburg Zoo](/place/johannesburg-zoo-plc_NSXN6ATAD2AJ8PQY9X0BS748K2) Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohannesburg_zoo-White_Oryx-001.jpg) 23. ![Nasrec](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70CDYSJ5EV7687A89QW9PAX?w=640) ### [Nasrec](/place/nasrec-plc_Y1G4EW994V41C4X60FW70ZZGM9) attraction Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANasrec_road-001.jpg) 24. ![South African National Museum of Military History](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTX5XXMPWHAA6XK2Y4YJDJ?w=640) ### [South African National Museum of Military History](/place/south-african-national-museum-of-military-history-plc_CNRCWF266NQ91FGFWBVBN3DAD9) attraction Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASouth_African_G5_and_G6_-_001.jpg) More places (36) 1. ![Goodman Gallery](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70CEBGSHZGJ44E0M0F3Z53X?w=640) ### [Goodman Gallery](/place/goodman-gallery-plc_HWH7Q7PATMEQFZ22TRK0V7CYFC) 163 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg Photo: Ossewa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGoodman_Gallery%2C_Johannesburg.jpg) 2. ![National Museum of Military History](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTX5XXMPWHAA6XK2Y4YJDJ?w=640) ### [National Museum of Military History](/place/national-museum-of-military-history-plc_ZA7TKPB0JVDVVS5XDSYADJBTYD) museum · 22 Erlswold Way, 2196 Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASouth_African_G5_and_G6_-_001.jpg) 3. ![Zoo Lake](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70CFB6MKQ4N9KQ730NFDEM1?w=640) ### [Zoo Lake](/place/zoo-lake-plc_EFCS4JV36W5FZC2DSK5EKW51B6) park Photo: Dyltong · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZoo_Lake%2C_Johannesburg_2.jpg) 4. ![James Hall Transport Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTYC2F23BW7S2F67PQYY6R?w=640) ### [James Hall Transport Museum](/place/james-hall-transport-museum-plc_CADX9SBN8PF3QVYPBNDJB2H769) attraction Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohannesburg-tram-001.jpg) 5. ![Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTZBQR1GM9V7A00FZCPHGF?w=640) ### [Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve](/place/klipriviersberg-nature-reserve-plc_443RMN6AR08TFRF826NGQ68EMB) Photo: Claidheamhmor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKiepersol.jpg) 6. ![Melville Koppies](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70CER84F02TZV70TKTCBJ31?w=640) ### [Melville Koppies](/place/melville-koppies-plc_T5APT07FNTXBK1X4MP3Q1NY91H) nature reserve · Judith Road, Johannesburg Photo: The Heritage Portal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A'The_Cave'_-_Melville_Koppies_Nature_Reserve.jpg) 7. ![Johannesburg Botanical Gardens](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70CF4YSE10XX6X6HFGPV6NW?w=640) ### [Johannesburg Botanical Gardens](/place/johannesburg-botanical-gardens-plc_Z9M90VMNCGK03W151XR487ZCFH) park Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASouth-Africa_Johannesburg_Botanical_Garden-005.jpg) 8. ![James Hall Museum of Transport](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZTYC2F23BW7S2F67PQYY6R?w=640) ### [James Hall Museum of Transport](/place/james-hall-museum-of-transport-plc_E5N6G11K73NA3H5PNKECNV6Q9G) museum Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohannesburg-tram-001.jpg) 9. ![The Wilds Municipal Nature Reserve](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70311DJW5XV60227MRZTC5R?w=640) ### [The Wilds Municipal Nature Reserve](/place/the-wilds-municipal-nature-reserve-plc_C4Y3XV7YE79YD8KGYYE3C0FYP7) attraction Photo: George Thomas Stevenson · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AView_of_Johannesburg_from_The_Wilds.jpg) 10. ![Beyers Naudé Square](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70CE57574Z5R2RW7M2CH05V?w=640) ### [Beyers Naudé Square](/place/beyers-naude-square-plc_4JWDYJVJ3NX1HD4D6R1BY2VM8Z) park Photo: Johannesburg Heritage Foundation · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABeyers_Naude_Square.jpg) 11. ![Delta Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70CFHPWG1B7RWH0XEYPQHDD?w=640) ### [Delta Park](/place/delta-park-plc_JH0RAM17T8FRF4HGQMTT50D8FP) Photo: @weblearning · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADelta_Park_1.jpg) 12. ![The Wilds Nature Reserve](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70311DJW5XV60227MRZTC5R?w=640) ### [The Wilds Nature Reserve](/place/the-wilds-nature-reserve-plc_ZTYNHRNRWM82XAWTPTEB9QW30R) Photo: George Thomas Stevenson · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AView_of_Johannesburg_from_The_Wilds.jpg) 13. ![Santarama Miniland](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70CEHVNZR07C8SDQCE2KP8E?w=640) ### [Santarama Miniland](/place/santarama-miniland-plc_J9AM6TAXG0GRBRB759FP78YMNQ) theme park Photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASantarama_Miniland-003.jpg) 14. ### [St Mary's Cathedral](/place/st-mary-s-cathedral-plc_Q78J9RQ9EYZ60KPHKHM7G9SAKF) attraction 15. ### [Credo Mutwa Cultural Village](/place/credo-mutwa-cultural-village-plc_0HACVS4WZ07KTBE4DD45G4G7DF) attraction 16. ### [Ellis Park Stadium](/place/ellis-park-stadium-plc_X46TJFYDN71DN0T0J6HQ046CKV) attraction 17. ### [Enoch Sontonga Memorial Park](/place/enoch-sontonga-memorial-park-plc_RXF4MTQBW9YB4G64NG8XHMZN0G) attraction 18. ### [Lindfield Victorian House Museum](/place/lindfield-victorian-house-museum-plc_J0JKXF60FMNPD60DXHZ1MAZSZY) attraction 19. ### [Montecasino Bird Gardens](/place/montecasino-bird-gardens-plc_KJ435E1M0F4JE4PCV7RSRVDQB8) attraction 20. ### [Petrus Molefe Eco Park](/place/petrus-molefe-eco-park-plc_MRDKN2A9S00AVC7JHB9810XQQM) attraction 21. ### [Sci-Bono Discovery Centre](/place/sci-bono-discovery-centre-plc_RFDMGFRAR8G850984EPP8AYBZ5) attraction 22. ### [Scuba Evolution](/place/scuba-evolution-plc_ZQP7YT74YDXFC9JB2DY0XXSXZ1) attraction 23. ### [South African Lipizzaners](/place/south-african-lipizzaners-plc_09J7K184HN2F8P5FFX1F1BSQSC) attraction 24. ### [Soweto Theatre](/place/soweto-theatre-plc_ZYQBX8DZYWAZQVDKSWRZ9XPK54) attraction 25. ### [Standard Bank Gallery](/place/standard-bank-gallery-plc_8M7TFFFM51PPRX9PV948JRPSCJ) attraction 26. ### [Tin Town Theatre](/place/tin-town-theatre-plc_DNR1SM0JRB7B33H2N99HX9ADT1) attraction 27. ### [Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens](/place/walter-sisulu-botanical-gardens-plc_XCNP7R9K9VVEPXEN746KH7ERZF) attraction 28. ### [Workers Museum](/place/workers-museum-plc_0QW7V4411PAWTXPBFY45CCE4WG) attraction 29. ### [Wits Art Museum](/place/wits-art-museum-plc_J0TPHXVRQCA1MQM349DQGQY9HF) attraction 30. ### [Chartwell Garden](/place/chartwell-garden-plc_3N5YGXQQ8M19SGWFDE2551CDX6) 31. ### [Exploratory - Science Centre](/place/exploratory-science-centre-plc_R2CX108NQETDSPN33T3XK2RK6N) museum 32. ### [The Munro Drive Viewpoint](/place/the-munro-drive-viewpoint-plc_NNP2E9YCTBA0NDP41D9JWSR4KQ) 33. ### [Standard Bank Art Gallery](/place/standard-bank-art-gallery-plc_S63C374447HJPVMP773VY8014V) attraction 34. ### [Gilfillan Park](/place/gilfillan-park-plc_55WEWF4M65CH65ZFNG9JDTPWHJ) 35. ### [CAPAGO SANDTON](/place/capago-sandton-plc_QDZEQDN33YGJV5ES5RM5K4M7H4) attraction 36. ### [Fun Train](/place/fun-train-plc_XXM1XQED7M240FAX2F1GWKV3C4) attraction [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), ODbL 1.0 ## Self-guided routes from Wikivoyage's See list 1. 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