Cape Town

Kirstenbosch Gardens is located on the former estate of Cecil John Rhodes, on the eastern slope of Table Mountain. — Michelin Guide

Boulders Beach is home to a colony of African penguins, and kids and adults alike delight in watching them flop and frolic on the shore. Don't get too close though—they can bite. — Travel + Leisure

What traveller hasn't dreamt of going to the ends of the earth? The Cape of Good Hope, located at the southwest tip of Africa in Table Mountain National Park, is designated by a plaque. — Michelin Guide

This underwater wonderland offers some of the most bizarre sea life you might ever care to meet... the I&J Predator Tank is the undisputed pièce de résistance,. — Time Out

This 22,000 hectare park is a natural wonder, its range of environments including granite and sandstone mountains, giant boulder strewn beaches and shady forests. — Lonely Planet

The wine-growing estate of Groot Constantia was originally part of a much larger domain, created in the late 17C by the governor of the Cape on land granted by the Dutch East Indies Company. — Michelin Guide

Housed in the Buitenkant Methodist Church, this museum preserves the memory of one of Cape Town's most vibrant multicultural neighborhoods. — Fodor's

Built by the Dutch between 1666 and 1679 to defend Cape Town, this stone-walled pentagonal castle remains the headquarters for the Western Cape military command. — Lonely Planet

An aviary, ponds, squirrels and astatue of Cecil John Rhodes adorn this garden located across from the National Museum. Plants from the four corners of the world are grown here. — Michelin Guide

Features a wide range of African, French, English and Flemish works of art. — Michelin Guide

This island off the coast of Cape Town is where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27-year prison sentence. — Condé Nast Traveler

Home to not only to this imaginatively designed museum but also the the functioning and beautifully decorated Great Synagogue. — Lonely Planet

Giant granite boulders break up the four beaches at Clifton... they're almost always sheltered from the wind, they offer top sunbathing spots. — Lonely Planet

The rotating cable car whisked us up to the flat top of the mountain, where a small restaurant and warm visitor shop are located. — Afar Magazine

Founded in 1825, South Africa's oldest museum is showing its age. — Frommer's

Stunning vista views from this ledge-clinging road. — Afar Magazine

The site of the world's first heart transplant... by a dashing surgeon named Christiaan Barnard, has recently been transformed into one of the country's most compelling specialist museums. — Frommer's

The Georgian-style Koopmans-de Wet House was built in the late 18C for an aristocratic family. — Michelin Guide

This tranquil house... is set in what is now a particularly unglamorous industrial length of lower Buitenkant Street. — Time Out

These buildings have seen their fair share of action through the years. — Time Out