This impressive museum has a range of well-curated displays reflecting a diversity of cultures, including settler history, war records, stuffed birds and marine life. The hall of African mammals is particularly stunning, with a huge number of stuffed animals in a relatively small space.
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
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