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Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Boksburg
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Boksburg
Boksburg is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Benoni, 25km from Apartheid Museum.
Boksburg is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 450,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Benoni, about 7 km away.
Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg to all the other major mining towns on the Witwatersrand and the Angelo HotelRead more
(1887) was used as a staging post.
Boksburg has been part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since 5 December 2000, which forms the local government of most of the East Rand.
The Mining Commissioner Montague White built a large dam which, empty for years, was dubbed White's Folly until a flash flood in 1889 silenced detractors. The 150,000-square-metre dam is now the Boksburg Lake, and is surrounded by lawns, trees, and terraces.
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What is there to see near Boksburg?
Within an hour or so of Boksburg: Apartheid Museum (25 km), Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (30 km), Zwartkops Raceway (47 km).
Where is Boksburg?
Boksburg is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 7 km from Benoni.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 445,168
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.2120, 28.2596
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Worth the detour from Boksburg
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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
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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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