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Apartheid MuseumvsMaropeng Visitor Centre
Apartheid Museum and Maropeng Visitor Centre are both rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Apartheid Museum ranks significantly higher than Maropeng Visitor Centre. Apartheid Museum ranks #1 in Johannesburg with praise from 6 reviews like Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
Apartheid Museum
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide Afar Magazine
U.S. News & World Report
Northern Parkway (and Gold Reef Road), Ormonde (next to Gold Reef City casino), Johannesburg, South Africa
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Frommer's "Many visitors passing through this world-class museum find themselves emotionally unsettled by its meticulous chronicling of apartheid history." Full review
Fodor's "You walk chronologically through the apartheid years and eventually reach the country's first steps to freedom." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Illustrates the rise and fall of South Africa’s era of segregation and oppression, and is an absolute must-see." Full review
Travel + Leisure "An invaluable primer on apartheid-era race divisions, as well as the 19th-century gold rush." Full review
Afar Magazine "Apartheid Museum is a powerful and extensive museum documenting the rise and fall of apartheid. Constructed on a 16-acre plot of land, the museum's architecture and design are unique. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The museum also recounts the tenacity of the men, mainly "non-Whites", who engaged in a deadly struggle in the hope of obtaining equality, justice, democracy and a better life.
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Afar Magazine "Opened in 2001, the Apartheid Museum powerfully—and extensively—documents the rise and fall of racial segregation in South Africa." Full review
U.S. News & World Report1.0
"For a thorough understanding of South Africa's appalling apartheid era, a visit to Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum is a must. The museum features a series of graphic yet informative..." Full review
Maropeng Visitor Centre Fodor's Afar Magazine Lonely Planet
off R563 Hekpoort Road | Sterkfontein, Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site 1911, South Africa
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Fodor's "It provides information about the various fossil sites in the area." Full review
Afar Magazine "This is one of the richest paleontology sites in the world. These sites team with scientists uncovering hominid fossils aged as old as 2 million years." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Partly housed in a building that looks like a giant grassy mound on one side and shiny modern steel on the other, Maropeng is an all-in-one information centre, visitor attraction and entertainment complex" Full review
