Anglo-Boer War Museum
Bloemfontein & Central
Museum beside the National Women's Memorial commemorating the South African War of 1899-1902
Out & About SA lists 20 things to do in Bloemfontein, in the Bloemfontein & Central. They span Museum / Heritage, Tour / Experience and Driving Ranges, Putt Putt & Adventure Golf. Every listing is hand-checked and kept current — browse them below, or open the full Free State things to do guide.
Boyden Observatory
Bloemfontein & Central
A historic working observatory east of the city offering public stargazing evenings and a science centre
Choet Visser Rugby Museum
Bloemfontein & Central
One of the world's largest private rugby collections, with memorabilia, jerseys and caps from over a century of the game
Emoya Driving Range (Intro Golf & Mulligans Golf Pub)
Bloemfontein & Central
Scenic driving range with intro-golf lessons and Mulligans golf pub at Emoya Estate on the northern edge of Bloemfontein
Visit website ↗First Raadsaal Museum
Bloemfontein & Central
The oldest surviving building in Bloemfontein, a simple 1849 clay-and-thatch structure that served as the first seat of…
Free State National Botanical Garden
Bloemfontein & Central
A SANBI botanical garden of some 70 hectares showcasing indigenous grassland, wetland and karroid flora with walking…
Visit website ↗Jumpers Lane Putt-Putt
Bloemfontein & Central
Family leisure park in Bloemfontein offering a putt-putt mini-golf course alongside trampolines and other activities
Visit website ↗Loch Logan Waterfront
Bloemfontein & Central
The city's largest shopping and entertainment complex set beside an artificial lake next to the Free State Stadium
Visit website ↗Maselspoort Resort
Bloemfontein & Central
A riverside holiday resort on the Modder River with swimming pools, a water park and picnic grounds just outside the…
Visit website ↗Maselspoort Resort Mini Golf
Bloemfontein & Central
Mini-golf course among the family activities at Maselspoort Holiday Resort on the Modder River just outside Bloemfontein
Visit website ↗National Museum Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein & Central
A natural and cultural history museum famous for its dinosaur and Karoo fossil collections and reconstructed…
Visit website ↗National Women's Monument
Bloemfontein & Central
A sandstone obelisk commemorating the roughly 26,000 women and children who died in British concentration camps during…
Naval Hill & Franklin Game Reserve
Bloemfontein & Central
A free-roaming urban game reserve on a hill overlooking Bloemfontein, home to zebra, giraffe, eland and other plains…
Naval Hill & Nelson Mandela Statue
Bloemfontein & Central
City hilltop with panoramic views and a giant bronze statue of Nelson Mandela
Naval Hill Planetarium
Bloemfontein & Central
Africa's first digital planetarium, run by the University of the Free State inside the historic former Lamont-Hussey…
Visit website ↗Nelson Mandela Statue
Bloemfontein & Central
A six-metre bronze statue of Nelson Mandela on Naval Hill, offering panoramic views over the city
Oliewenhuis Art Museum
Bloemfontein & Central
A national art museum set in a stately 1940s mansion with sculpture gardens, showcasing historical and contemporary…
Visit website ↗Sand du Plessis Theatre
Bloemfontein & Central
The Performing Arts Centre of the Free State's flagship venue, hosting opera, ballet, drama and orchestral performances
Universitas Driving Range & Golf Shop
Bloemfontein & Central
Popular standalone golf driving range and pro shop off Jac van Rhyn Road in the Universitas suburb of Bloemfontein
Visit website ↗War Museum of the Boer Republics
Bloemfontein & Central
The country's principal museum on the Anglo-Boer (South African) War of 1899-1902, standing at the foot of the National…
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