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Kroonstad
Place
Oct 28, 2021

Kroonstad

It's name being symbolic of royalty (“Kroon” is Dutch for crown), Kroonstad has very humble beginnings. It was named aft...

Senekal
Place
Jul 28, 2025

Senekal

Senekal was established on 7 June 1877 on the farm De Puk in the district of Winburg. It is the panoramic Eastern Free S...

Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State
Place
Jan 16, 2023

Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State

Rejuvenation is on offer at Golden Gate Highlands National Park! Spend time in the majestic Maluti Mountains, hiking, ho...

Basotho Cultural Village
Place
Jul 09, 2025

Basotho Cultural Village

The Basotho Cultural Village is a chance to experience a way of life that integrates comfort and practicality with a uni...

Free State Province
Place
Mar 31, 2011

Free State Province

The Free State Province lies in the heart of South Africa, with the Kingdom of Lesotho nestling in the hollow of its bea...

Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre
Place
Jun 23, 2025

Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre

The new centre will celebrate Africa’s ancient History, highlighting one of the World’s oldest known dinosaur embryos ev...

Clarens, Eastern Free State
Place
Mar 06, 2020

Clarens, Eastern Free State

Clarens, a small town situated in the Eastern Free State is today a tourist attraction and capital of everything from ad...

Bethlehem, Free State
Place
Mar 16, 2020

Bethlehem, Free State

Bethlehem is located on the N5 road to the Free State provincial capital Bloemfontein via Senekal and Winburg to the N1....

Bloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
Place
Mar 30, 2011

Bloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to English parents.

Anglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 22, 2020

Anglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein

One of the most significant events in the history of South Africa was the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. Although the prot...

Warden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Warden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality

The N3 passes right through Warden on the route between Johannesburg and Durban, just north of Harrismith. It is thus mo...

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State
Place
Jul 15, 2020

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State

Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of Cheetahs". Legend has it that when the first settlers arrived, they were st...

Vaal River and Dam, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga
Place
Jul 29, 2020

Vaal River and Dam, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga

Vaal Dam covers over 300 km, which is also the Country's largest Dam by Area. It is one of Gauteng's major sources of dr...

Indian Army Memorial
Place
Aug 22, 2017

Indian Army Memorial

This memorial was erected towards the end of 1902, on the highest point in Johannesburg; Observatory Ridge.  It hon...

Jagersfontein
Place
Oct 09, 2024

Jagersfontein

JAGERSFONTEIN is home to one of the oldest and largest, diamond Mine holes' in the World. This Town is located South-Wes...

Abraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Abraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

The building was designed by Frank Taylor and was officially opened on 16 October 1909 by the then Prime Minister of the...

Brandfort, Free State
Place
Oct 01, 2021

Brandfort, Free State

Winnie Mandela had been banished to Brandfort on the 16 of May 1977. There she was unceremoniously dumped at house 802 w...

Vrede
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Vrede

Vrede, 'the town of peace', lies between the North-Eastern Free State and the Mpumalanga border of Volksrust.

Fouriesburg
Place
Aug 15, 2024

Fouriesburg

It is Near the Maloti Mountains and only 10 km from Caledon's Port Border Post, Which Gives Access to Lesotho.

Raadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Raadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein

The first Raadsaal is probably the most important Historical Building in the Free State, dating back to 1849, it is the ...

'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
Place
Sep 14, 2016

'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province

John Weston House in Brandfort, Where the First Aeroplane in Africa Was Built! During the Apartheid era, Winnie Mandela...

Sasolburg
Place
Apr 25, 2024

Sasolburg

Established in 1954, the Town was built by Sasol Ltd. The former South African Coal, Oil, and Gas Corporation Ltd. used ...

Harrismith, Free State
Place
Feb 27, 2020

Harrismith, Free State

Harrismith is a small, charming country town, founded in 1849, but discovered by tourists only recently. Visitors remark...

Edenburg, near Bloemfontein
Place
Mar 02, 2021

Edenburg, near Bloemfontein

Edenburg is situated 83km South-West of Bloemfontein. This typical Transgariep Town, nestled in the golden prairies alon...

Railway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Railway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein

A double-storey brick building with heavily ornamented Victorian and neo-Classical architectural features. It was design...

Welkom
Place
Feb 16, 2022

Welkom

An Industrial and Commercial heartland, the City derived its name after the Farm; Welkom and was founded in 1948 by Sir ...

University of the Free State, Main building,  Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 14, 2011

University of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein

The cornerstone of the building was laid on 19 December 1907 by Sir Hamilton Gould-Adams, and was officially opened on 1...

Halvey Hotel, Bloemfontein
Place
Feb 02, 2023

Halvey Hotel, Bloemfontein

This was intended to be a Boarding House for the Theatre Attendees in 1893. However this Building is now a Four Star Ho...

Sterkfontein Dam, Free State
Place
Mar 16, 2020

Sterkfontein Dam, Free State

The vast expanse of water which is the Sterkfontein Dam lies a few kilometers from the edge of the Drakensberg Escarpmen...

Odendaalsrus, Free State
Place
Sep 21, 2020

Odendaalsrus, Free State

Having been established in 1912, this is the oldest gold mining Town in the District. The Town was a group of Farms with...

The Langman Hospital, Part of the 'The Ramblers Club' in Bloemfontein
Place
Mar 28, 2022

The Langman Hospital, Part of the 'The Ramblers Club' in Bloemfontein

Ramblers Club is one of the most Historic Buildings in Bloemfontein. As the oldest Sports Club and former Military Hospi...

Wagon Museum
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Wagon Museum

This Museum is situated on the same premises as the First 'Raadsaal' in Bloemfontein and houses a collection of historic...

Naval Hill
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Naval Hill

An extremely popular spot providing excellent views of the Town and the Franklin Game Reserve forms part of the Hill. Se...

Steynsrus, Free State Province
Place
Aug 25, 2021

Steynsrus, Free State Province

The Town was established in 1910. This event was used to give it a name; translated it would mean Steyn's Rest!

Allanridge,  Free State Province
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Allanridge, Free State Province

 Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Af...

Aberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate
Place
Sep 14, 2016

Aberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate

A small Settlement, 26 km from Harrismith in the Free State. The Farm; Aberfeldy had a Post Office known as Elandsrivier...

University of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
Place
Sep 11, 2017

University of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School

With origins that can be traced back to 1904, the University of the Free State (UFS) is one of the oldest institutions o...

Letsemeng Local Municipality, Free State Province
Place
Mar 04, 2021

Letsemeng Local Municipality, Free State Province

The Letsemeng Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated in the South-Western, Free State Province within ...

Kopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate
Place
Mar 03, 2021

Kopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate

The Kopanong Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the Xhariep District of the Free State Prov...

Koffiefontein, Free State Province
Place
Mar 01, 2021

Koffiefontein, Free State Province

Koffiefontein's proximity to Mafikeng and Kimberley meant that it became involved in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-190...