museum
Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
12 km · about 20 min drive
AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng
Alberton
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Alberton
Alberton is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Germiston, 12km from Apartheid Museum.
Alberton is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Germiston, about 7 km away.
Alberton is a town situated on the southern part of the East Rand of the Gauteng Province in South Africa, just south-east of the major urban centre of Johannesburg.
Alberton is described as a typical suburban community, one which is primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to work inRead more
nearby suburbs or cities such as Johannesburg and Germiston.
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Within an hour or so of Alberton: Apartheid Museum (12 km), Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (30 km), Zwartkops Raceway (51 km).
Where is Alberton?
Alberton is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 7 km from Germiston.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 121,536
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.2679, 28.1223
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Worth the detour from Alberton
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
South Africa's premier racing facility and former Formula 1 venue now hosting international GT and endurance racing.
30 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Zwartkops Raceway
A tight, undulating 2.4km circuit near Pretoria that is the heart of South African historic racing, with the Passion for Speed meeting each January drawing significant international machinery.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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