Nelspruit (Mbombela)
North of the city centre, this 2-sq-km botanical garden (established 1969) is home to tropical African rainforest and is a nice place for a stroll among the flowers and trees. Over 240 bird species have been recorded here.
It’s just off Madiba Dr (Rte 40), about 1km south of the N4.
22.08 MILES
These rocks at the entrance to town are painted in the style of 'outsider' artist Nukain Mabuza, who turned his humble labourer's accommodation on a…
24.08 MILES
This beautifully restored prefab house, built between 1899 and 1904, shows the lifestyle of the privileged in the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras…
8.78 MILES
This is a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees, which have survived everything from the bush-meat trade to being traumatised for entertainment in circuses,…
24.01 MILES
The town museum has interesting exhibits on local history, culture and geology, including a great black-and-white photo display of Barberton through the…
Barberton History and Mining Museum
23.92 MILES
In the old Transvaal Hotel (1882), this treasure trove of local history exhibits a hotchpotch of items from weaponry and greenstone samples to some fool's…
27.03 MILES
This museum has displays on local forests and the history of the South African timber industry. There's a historical examination of the use of timber and…
24.19 MILES
At the top of the town, with incredible views from its wraparound stoep, this house was built in 1886 and reconstructed in 1892. It shows the life of a…
24.12 MILES
In a beautiful wooded location, this 1890s house was built for founding matriarch Emily Lee, 'mother of Barberton'. A one-room exhibition covers the…
8.78 MILES
This is a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees, which have survived everything from the bush-meat trade to being traumatised for entertainment in circuses,…
22.08 MILES
These rocks at the entrance to town are painted in the style of 'outsider' artist Nukain Mabuza, who turned his humble labourer's accommodation on a…
3. Barberton History and Mining Museum
23.92 MILES
In the old Transvaal Hotel (1882), this treasure trove of local history exhibits a hotchpotch of items from weaponry and greenstone samples to some fool's…
24.01 MILES
The town museum has interesting exhibits on local history, culture and geology, including a great black-and-white photo display of Barberton through the…
24.04 MILES
The British built this overgrown corrugated-iron and wood fortification in 1901.
24.08 MILES
This beautifully restored prefab house, built between 1899 and 1904, shows the lifestyle of the privileged in the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras…
24.12 MILES
In a beautiful wooded location, this 1890s house was built for founding matriarch Emily Lee, 'mother of Barberton'. A one-room exhibition covers the…
24.19 MILES
At the top of the town, with incredible views from its wraparound stoep, this house was built in 1886 and reconstructed in 1892. It shows the life of a…