By Jo'burg artist Marina Walsh, this charming statue depicts larger-than-life versions of the Sisulus in their elder years, seated and facing each other. The couple, who are anti-apartheid struggle heroes, were married for 59 years and raised eight children, even though Walter Sisulu spent 25 years as a prisoner on Robben Island.
Walter and Albertina Sisulu Statue
Johannesburg
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Constitution Hill
1.2 MILES
Do not leave Jo'burg without visiting Constitution Hill. One of South Africa's most important historical sites, the deeply moving and inspirational…
Apartheid Museum
2.78 MILES
The Apartheid Museum illustrates the rise and fall of South Africa’s era of segregation and oppression, and is an absolute must-see. It uses a broad…
Liliesleaf Farm
11.19 MILES
A highlight of Jo'burg's northern suburbs is Liliesleaf Farm. This was the secret headquarters of the ANC (African National Congress) from 1961 until a…
Sterkfontein Caves
22.84 MILES
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Ponte City
1.68 MILES
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Gandhi Square
0.49 MILES
in 2002 Van der Bijl Sq was revamped and renamed Gandhi Sq in honour of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi. Look out for the bronze statue representing him as a…
Rand Club
0.36 MILES
Founded in 1887, this version of the illustrious (and once whites- and men-only) club dates from 1904. It's now open to all, and so long as you're not…
Chancellor House
0.1 MILES
It was in this three-storey building that, in the 1950s, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo set up South Africa's first black-owned law firm. After a 2012…
Nearby Johannesburg attractions
1. Chancellor House
0.1 MILES
It was in this three-storey building that, in the 1950s, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo set up South Africa's first black-owned law firm. After a 2012…
2. Shadow Boxing Sculpture
0.11 MILES
Based on Bob Gasini's famous photo of Mandela shadow boxing in 1952, this 5m-tall painted steel sculpture by Jo'burg artist Marco Cianfanelli stands…
3. Anglo American Head Office
0.14 MILES
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4. Sci-Bono Discovery Centre
0.17 MILES
Testament to the remarkable reawakening of downtown Jo'burg, this well-organised science museum, full of interactive exhibitions, occupies a former power…
5. Johannesburg Public Library
0.2 MILES
At every desk in this handsome multilevel library (first opened in 1935 and designed by John Perry in an Italianate style) sit people reading and working…
6. Turbine Hall
0.2 MILES
An icon of the city's rebirth, this massive power station was refurbished in 2007 and now houses the impressive new headquarters of AngloGold Ashanti as…
7. Main St Pedestrian Mall
0.22 MILES
Honouring Jo'burg's history of mining are a series of information panels, statues and artifacts lining the partly pedestrianised mall at the western end…
8. Workers’ Museum
0.27 MILES
This important museum is in the restored Electricity Department’s compound, which was built in 1910 for 300-plus municipal workers and has been declared a…