museum
Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Benoni
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Benoni
Benoni sits on the route: 10 minutes from Boksburg, 31km from Apartheid Museum.
Benoni is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 610,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Boksburg, about 7 km away.
Benoni is a town on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Johannesburg, within the City of Ekurhuleni municipality. Benoni was also the setting for the MTV-inspired movie Crazy Monkey: Straight Outta Benoni, released internationally in 2005.
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What is there to see near Benoni?
Within an hour or so of Benoni: Apartheid Museum (31 km), Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (33 km), Zwartkops Raceway (47 km).
Where is Benoni?
Benoni is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 7 km from Boksburg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 605,344
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.1885, 28.3208
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Worth the detour from Benoni
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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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