O.R. Tambo International Airport 43 min
Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve (14 min)
Sprawling nature trail system along streams & forests, with abundant bird life & wild game. Sammy Marks Museum (13 min)
Guided tours are offered of industrialist Sammy Marks' preserved Victorian mansion & formal gardens. National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (33 min)
210-acre zoo and research hub including a reptile park, aquarium and exotic tree collection. Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (27 min)
Displays of African animal skeletons with fossils, including a fossilized skull & bird collection. Faerie Glen Nature Reserve (13 min)
Stunning nature reserve with a broad range of native wildlife, plus hiking trails & scenic views. Pretoria National Botanical Gardens (15 min)
Botanical garden with succulents, herbs, wetland area & arboretum, plus wildlife & an eatery. Groenkloof Nature Reserve (25 min)
Zebra, wildebeest & giraffe on a reserve made up of thicket & grasses, plus hiking & biking trails. Rietvlei Nature Reserve (27 min)
Wild game viewing & fishing are offered at this vast natural reserve with a yacht club house. Melrose House Museum (27 min)
Grand Victorian mansion from 1886 with traditional decor, a history exhibit & audio-guided tours. Rietvleidam (28 min)
Tranquil reservoir offering boating & fishing, with picnic facilities & wildlife viewing. Voortrekker Monument (32 min)
Imposing edifice commemorating the Afrikaans settlers who arrived in the country during the 1830s. Kruger Museum (29 min)
Built in 1883, Paul Kruger's former home is now a museum that showcases 19th-century living. Freedom Park Heritage Site & Museum (34 min)
Hilltop memorial to South African freedom fighters & a museum tracing the nation's history. Wonderboom Nature Reserve (33 min)
Public park with a 19th-century fort, Stone Age site & a 1,000-year-old fig tree & daughters. Union Buildings (22 min)
Governmental buildings, designed by Sir Herbert Baker, with towers and gardens, completed in 1913. | 
