Pretoria
Things to do in Pretoria, South Africa
The top attractions and places to visit in Pretoria, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Voortrekker Monument, Ditsong National Museum of Natural History and National Zoological Garden of South Africa, and 21 more within 12 km of the centre.
Top attractions in Pretoria
Voortrekker MonumentMonument · 3.7 km from the centre
Ditsong National Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum · 0.6 km from the centre
National Zoological Garden of South AfricaZoo or aquarium · 0.7 km from the centre
Freedom ParkMuseum · 2.5 km from the centreChurch Square, PretoriaSquare · 0.2 km from the centre
Melrose HouseMuseum · 1.3 km from the centre
Landmarks and monuments
Voortrekker MonumentMonument · 3.7 km from the centre · On the mapChurch Square, PretoriaSquare · 0.2 km from the centre · On the map
Statue of Paul KrugerStatue · 0.2 km from the centre · On the map- Statue of Nelson Mandela, Union BuildingsStatue · 2.4 km from the centre · On the map
Mahlamba NdlopfuLandmark · 4 km from the centre · On the map- National Heritage MonumentMonument · 4.5 km from the centre · On the map
Museums
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History0.6 km from the centre · On the map
Freedom Park2.5 km from the centre · On the map
Melrose House1.3 km from the centre · On the map
Pretoria Art Museum2.6 km from the centre · On the map
Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History1 km from the centre · On the map
Ditsong Museums of South Africa0.6 km from the centre · On the map
South African Air Force Museum7.2 km from the centre · On the map
Van Wouw Museum6.2 km from the centre · On the map
Mapungubwe Museum4.6 km from the centre · On the mapPionier Museum12 km from the centre · On the map
Parks, gardens and zoos
National Zoological Garden of South AfricaZoo or aquarium · 0.7 km from the centre · On the map
Pretoria National Botanical GardenGarden · 8.6 km from the centre · On the map
Jan Celliers ParkGarden · 5.2 km from the centre · On the map- Venning ParkPark · 3.3 km from the centre · On the map
Manie van der Schijff Botanical GardenGarden · 4.2 km from the centre · On the map
Magnolia Dell ParkPark · 3.8 km from the centre · On the mapBurgers ParkPark · 1.1 km from the centre · On the map
Castles, palaces and cathedrals
Sacred Heart Cathedral, PretoriaCathedral · 0.8 km from the centre · On the map
More to do in Pretoria with TAKIP
- Hiking routes12 waymarked routes within 30 km, among them Joos Becker Guided Trail.
- Cameras116 cameras, from SANRAL i-traffic and others.
- ISS passesThe next visible passes in local time; it can pass straight overhead.
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise, sunset, day length and twilight in local time, today and through the year.
Day trips from Pretoria
Photo credits
- Voortrekker Monument: Images of Africa, Public domain
- Ditsong National Museum of Natural History: Luckymelon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- National Zoological Garden of South Africa: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Freedom Park: Leo za1, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church Square, Pretoria: Luckymelon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Melrose House: Stephantom, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pretoria Art Museum: Laurens, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Statue of Paul Kruger: Picman, Public domain
- Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History: Borisgorelik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ditsong Museums of South Africa: Leo za1, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pretoria National Botanical Garden: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mahlamba Ndlopfu: Hendrik van den Berg, CC BY 3.0
- South African Air Force Museum: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Van Wouw Museum: Borisgorelik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mapungubwe Museum: Andrew Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pionier Museum: Genet, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Pretoria: OpenStreetMap contributors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jan Celliers Park: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Magnolia Dell Park: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burgers Park: Cvanrooyen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
- Each place counts for one city, the one closest to it by size and distance, so nearby towns don’t repeat it.
- There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.