Location: Mossel Bay
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6 Museums in Mossel Bay That You Shouldn't Miss
Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 130,000 people on the Southern Cape (or Garden Route) of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province. Mossel Bay lies 400 kilometres east of the country's seat of parliament, Cape Town (which is also the capital city of the Western Cape Province), and 400 km west of Port Elizabeth, the largest city in the Eastern Cape Province. The older parts of the town occupy the north-facing side of the Cape St Blaize Peninsula, whilst the newer suburbs straddle the Peninsula and have spread eastwards along the sandy shore of the Bay.
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1. Janine Iron and Washing Museum
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5.0 based on 23 reviews
The museum consists of more then 640 laundry irons, mostly rare and some only existing examples left. Also more then 50 rare washing machines and mangles dated back from the 1800, some are claimed to be of the only remaining in the world. The museum are packed with other rare antique laundry related items. Some non-laundry related items are also included.
Reviewed By 46sharonu - Centurion, South Africa
Make sure you see the video prior to browsing through this wonderful museum. Spent a good hour and a half here and we were amazed at the thoughtfullness that has gone into putting this collection together. Both my hubby and my kids (teenagers) found this to be a hidden gem! If you're in the area you should give it a try, you wont be disappointed!
2. House of Maria
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By PieterCroukamp - Mossel Bay, South Africa
A visit to House of Maria is a must. The artwork is exquisite and the atmosphere inside the gallery is so tranquil. For those of us who cannot buy the original artworks, there is an abundance of prints in all sizes. Superb to say the least
3. Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
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4.0 based on 697 reviews
Reviewed By Ruletjie - Wolmaransstad, South Africa
We enjoyed visiting this museum with our family. There is a variety to see and the museum is very well maintained. The history and information on marine life was very interesting and well preserved. The life size replica of the ship is awesome to see and to learn more about SA’s history. There is so much to see and do and entrance was only R40 pp. We recommend this activity!
4. ATKV’s Hartenbos Museum
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
