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Apartheid MuseumvsGold Reef City
Both Apartheid Museum and Gold Reef City are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Apartheid Museum scores significantly better than Gold Reef City. Apartheid Museum scores 97 with approval from 6 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Michelin Guide.
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
Gold Reef City Fodor's Afar Magazine Michelin Guide U.S. News & World Report Lonely Planet
Off Xavier Road, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Fodor's "This theme park lets you step back in time to 1880s Johannesburg and see why it became known as the City of Gold." Full review
Afar Magazine "225 meters below the surface of the earth, visitors make their way through dim passageways that miners in the late 1800s had navigated in search of gold." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"If you're eager to relive the great epic of the gold rush in the 1890s, check out Gold Reef City." Full review
U.S. News & World Report7.0
"Influenced by the region's prominent gold mining industry, this Jozi amusement park includes attractions like Tower of Terror, Jozi Express...a kids section, multiple water rides and tamer experiences" Full review
Lonely Planet "Offers a vaudevillian ride through Johannesburg’s gold-rush period." Full review
