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RESEARCH commissioned by the City of Johannesburg shows that Montecasino and Gold Reef City are the most popular tourism sites for local and foreign visitors in Jozi

Here is a list of key attractions in and around the city

Montecasino
Visitors: 10m - 92% local and 8% foreign
Where: 230 Witkoppen road, Fourways
Tel: 011 511 1826

Gold Reef City theme park
Visitors: 1.5m - 80% local and 20% foreign
Where: Cnr Northern Parkway and Gold Reef Road, Ormonde
Tel: 011 248-6800

Bruma Flea Market
Visitors: 1.1m - 70% local and 30% foreign
Where: Bruma Lake, Bedfordview
Tel: 011 786 0776

Rosebank Rooftop Flea Market
Visitors: 774 000 -100% local
Where: Rosebank Mall, 50 Bath Ave, Rosebank
Tel:011 442 4488
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Johannesburg Zoo
Visitors: 327 755 -97% local and 3% foreign
Where: Cnr Jan Smuts Avenue and Upper Park Drive, Parkview
Tel:011 646 2000

Lion Park (west of Joburg)
Visitors: 160 000 - 60% local and 40% foreign
Where: Cnr Hans Strydom and Old Pretoria Rd, Krugersdorp
Tel:011 460 1814

Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens
Visitors: 156 580 - 94% local and 6% foreign
Where: Malcolm Road, Poortview
Tel:011 958 1750

Sterkfontein Caves (west of Joburg)
Visitors: 96 000 - 90% local and 10% foreign
Where: Isaac E Stegman Reserve, Krugersdorp
Tel: 011 956 6342

Zoo Lake
Visitors: 85 000 -90% local and 10% foreign
Where: Jan Smuts Ave, Parkview
Tel:011 646 8734/ 8807

Johannesburg Planetarium
Visitors: 80 730 - 90% local and 10% foreign
Where: Wits University, Yale Road, Braamfontein
Tel:011 717 1390

Apartheid Museum at Gold Reef City
Visitors: 51 000 - 50% local and 50% foreign
Where: Cnr Northern Parkway and Gold Reef Road, Ormonde
Tel: 011 309 4700

The Lipizzaner Horses
Visitors: 45 000 - 90% local and 10% foreign
Where: 1 Dahlia Road, Kyalami
Tel:011 702 2103

The Johannesburg Art Gallery
Visitors: 44 020 - 70% local and 30% foreign
Where: Klein Street, Joubert Park
Tel:011 725 3130

James Hall Transport Museum
Visitors: 40 002 - 60% local and 40% foreign
Where: Rosettenville Road, La Rochelle
Tel: 011 435- 9718/ 9485/6/7

SA National Museum of Military History (near the Zoo)
Visitors: 36 779 - 70% local and 30% foreign
Where: 22 Erlswold Way, Saxonwold
Tel: 011 646 5513

MuseumAfrica
Visitors: 35 575 - 40% local and 60% foreign
Where: 121 Bree Street, Newtown
Tel: 011 833 5624/5/6/7

Mandela House Museum
Visitors: 29 379 - 5% local and 95% foreign
Where: Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto
Tel: 011 982 5552

Hector Pieterson Memorial Monument
Visitors: 22 779 - 20% local and 80% foreign
Where: 8288 Maseko Street, Orlando West, Soweto
Tel:011 536 2377 

South African Breweries Museum
Visitors: 22 400 - 75% local and 25% foreign
Where: 15 President Street, Newtown
Tel: 011 836 4900 

Ubuntu Kraal
Visitors: 12 600 - 80% local and 20% foreign
Where: 11864 A Senkianyana Street, Orlando West
Tel: 011 982 1050

Bernberg Museum of Fashion
Visitors: 645 - 60% local and 40% foreign
Where: Cnr Duncombe Road and Jan Smuts Avenue, Forest Town
Tel: 011 646 0716






For more information contact the Johannesburg Tourism Company on
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