Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Pretoria, South Africa

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 34 m
Descend 64 m

Explore Pretoria in South Africa with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in PretoriaIndividual Sights in Pretoria

Sight 1: National Museum of Natural History

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The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly the Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in Pretoria, South Africa. It is located on Paul Kruger Street, between Visagie and Minnaar Streets, opposite the Pretoria City Hall. The museum was established in 1895 by the former South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal. In 2010 it was one of the founding museums of Ditsong Museums of South Africa.

Wikipedia: Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (EN), Website

525 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: National Cultural History Museum

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The Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History is a museum that showcases the various stages and forms of culture in South Africa. It is part of the Ditsong Museums of South Africa. The museum is located in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

Wikipedia: Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History (EN)

1082 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Church Square

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Church Square Tyler Yeo / CC BY 2.0

Church Square, originally Market Square, is the square at the historic centre of the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard. It was subsequently named for the church buildings that stood at the centre of the square from 1856 to 1905. The square's most prominent feature, since June 1954, is the statue of the late Boer leader and president of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger, at its centre. Statues of four anonymous Boer citizen-soldiers surround that of Kruger on a lower level of the plinth.

Wikipedia: Church Square, Pretoria (EN)

685 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Kruger House

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Kruger House Original uploader was Georgio at fr.wikipedia / CC BY 1.0

Kruger House is the historical Pretoria residence of the Boer leader and President of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger. It was built in 1884 by architect Tom Claridge and builder Charles Clark. Milk was used, instead of water, for mixing the cement from which the house was constructed, as the cement available was of poor quality.

Wikipedia: Kruger House, Pretoria (EN), Website

549 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Nuwe Apostoliese Kerk

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Nuwe Apostoliese Kerk

The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian church that split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany.

Wikipedia: New Apostolic Church (EN), Website

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