Clifton BeachesvsSouth African Jewish Museum
Both are rated very highly by professionals. Overall, South African Jewish Museum is the choice of most reviewers compared to Clifton Beaches. South African Jewish Museum scores 82 with praise from 4 sources such as Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Clifton Beaches
Lonely Planet
Condé Nast Traveler
Travel + Leisure
Fodor's
Michelin Guide Lonely Planet
Clifton Beach, Off Victoria Rd., Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
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Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Giant granite boulders break up the four beaches at Clifton... they're almost always sheltered from the wind, they offer top sunbathing spots." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The four beaches of Clifton (named 1st through 4th) on the Atlantic coastline are impossibly beautiful." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Clifton is actually made up of four beaches: the inventively named Clifton 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. These are Cape Town's most popular beaches, filled with sun-seekers in the summer months. " Full review
Fodor's "Some of the Cape's most desirable houses cling to the slopes above the beach, and elegant yachts often anchor in the calm water beyond the breakers." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The tropics in Clifton? You could almost believe it from the nearly white sand and the turquoise sea lined with granite blocks that give these beaches an air of paradise." Full review
Lonely Planet "The fourth of the four sheltered beaches strung along Victoria Rd at Clifton is popular with families." Full review
South African Jewish Museum
Frommer's Lonely Planet
Time Out Fodor's Condé Nast Traveler
88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town Central 8001, South Africa
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Frommer's "Opened by Nelson Mandela in 2000, this architecturally astonishing museum -- like the nearby District Six Museum -- celebrates the history of a particular South African community." Full review
Lonely Planet "Home to not only to this imaginatively designed museum but also the the functioning and beautifully decorated Great Synagogue." Full review
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You need a photo ID to enter the secure compound
Time Out "On the top floor are exquisite Judaic artefacts such as a solid silver replica of the Kimberley Synagogue; you can also discover interesting titbits about the diamond rush and ostrich feather boom." Full review
Fodor's "Housed in the Old Synagogue—South Africa's first synagogue, built in 1863—this museum lies adjacent to the Cape Town Holocaust Centre and spans 150 years." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Located next to the Holocaust Museum, the South African Jewish Museum offers deeper insight into the country's multicultural population." Full review
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While you're in the area, make sure to visit the the neighboring Cape Town Holocaust Centre, a museum and memorial.
