Nr 7 Castle Hill is one of the oldest residential houses in Port Elizabeth and was built in 1827. Today the building is a historic museum and is kitted out with furniture and accessories mostly out of the Victorian era. In the back courtyard is the original well which was used my inhabitants of the … Continue reading Nr 7 Castle Hill well
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What sharp teeth you have
Looking at the replica skull of a Triceratops through the teeth of the replica skull of a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Dinosaur Hall at Bayworld.
Uitenhage Station sign
The Old Railway Station Museum in Uitenhage is housed in one of the oldest railways stations of South Africa. Built in 1875 on Market Street in the year of the opening of the railway from Port Elizabeth, it operated as Uitenhage's station until 1951. For more information on the museum, the history of the station, … Continue reading Uitenhage Station sign
Airforce Museum
The South African Airforce Museum behind the Port Elizabeth Airport has a fascinating collection of airplanes and other airforce memorabilia on display. It is probably one of the lesser know museums in town and thus not as well supported as some of the others.
Bayworld interaction
The shipwreck hall at Bayworld is a virtual treasure chest of wrecks and artifacts found around Algoa Bay. There is also a great interactive area where kids (and adults) can try out the pulley systems that was used on ships. Its amazing how 27kilograms gets lighter as you try out the three ropes.
South End Museum
The South End Museum on the corner of Beach Road and Walmer Boulevard is housed in the old Seamans Institute Building and remembers people and places of South End. South End was destroyed by the Apartheid Government after its people were displaced in 1965 following the implementation of the Groups Areas Act.On the floor of … Continue reading South End Museum
International Museum Day
We took the kids to Bayworld today in celebration of International Museum Day. Bayworld consist of the Port Elizabeth Museum, Snake Park and Oceanarium. On today's visit we just went to the first two, while the latter will have to wait till another day. Every time I go to the museum I notice how little … Continue reading International Museum Day
VW Auto Pavilion
The VW AutoPavilion is Uitenhage's most popular tourist destination. It has a great display of VW related stuff, including an interactive "movie studio" beetle with green screen technology, the Nardo W12 Top Speed Endurance World Record car, a collapsible Beetle sliced in half, SA's oldest combi and more. The museum is situated at the VW … Continue reading VW Auto Pavilion
Holiday fun
Today is the last day of the school holidays, and many kids will be off to school tomorrow morning. One of the clever ides for keeping them busy during the holidays was produced by the staff at the Historic Museum at 7 Castle Hill. These pantin string puppets were reproduced from historic designs. Cut out, … Continue reading Holiday fun
Dem Bones, dem bones, dem dry bones….
A whale skeleton at the Bayworld Museum. This used to be one of my favourite places to visit, and take our kids, as well as visiting neices and nephews. Unfortunately their shortsighted pricing policy now makes it a less attractive idea, and I know of lots of would-be visitors who no longer go there as … Continue reading Dem Bones, dem bones, dem dry bones….
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