Updated: Sep 16, 2020
Wrapping up our series on Cape Town we share some "off-the-tourist-radar" local spots which will all too familiar to Capetonians.
Company Gardens
Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome & Natural History Museum
The Observatory (SAAO)
Firemans Arms Pub
Craftbeer Taprooms
Cape Town Tunnels
Steam Train to Simonstown (https://atlanticrail.co.za/)
Muizenberg Huts
Kalk Bay Weekend Market
Clarence Drive
Kirstenbosch Gardens
Big Bay for sunset
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