A walk down Victorian Parktown
You know those grand mansions in Parktown you drive past all the time? Well, here's a way to stop and take a peek inside some of them. The Parktown & Westcliff Heritage Trust conducts weekly tours of old Johannesburg, and one of those tours is Victorian Parktown

The winged 'Mona Lisa' of the military museum
The South African Military History Museum in Saxonwold, one of Johannesburg's most undervalued attractions, boasts a special "art" piece which staff at the museum call their "Mona Lisa".
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Forgotten tales from when Joburg was at war

Little-known tales from South African history are revealed in the Parktown and Westcliff Heritage Trust tour entitled "Victims of War", one of the weekly tours of Johannesburg that the Trust conducts throughout the year.
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Exploring Joburg with Gandhi
LUCILLE DAVIE discovers the many sites around Johannesburg associated with the Mahatma Gandhi.

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