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Museums and science centres in Gauteng

Interactive science centres, history museums, planetariums and heritage sites around Johannesburg and Pretoria that work for children.

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Origins Centre
★ 5 (1 review)
R45
🕒Mon to Fri: 9am-5pm · Sat and public holidays: 9am- 4pm📅Dates on enquiry🎂All ages
MuseumsParty venues
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Play Africa ✔
★ 4 (1 review)
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🕒Our usual opening times are · Tues to Fri: 9:30am-3:30pm · Sat: 9:30am-12:30pm · Schools and…📅Dates on enquiry🎂Ages 0–11📍Johannesburg
Indoor playgroundsTherapy and counselingStorytelling+3 more
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Sci-Bono Discovery Centre
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R21
🕒Mon to Sun: 9am-4.30pm · Weekday Birthday parties: 2-4pm · Weekend Birthday parties: 10am-12pm &…📅Closed: Christmas day🎂All ages
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The Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre ✔
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🕒Cheetah Run & Guided tour: · Sun: 8am · Walking tours: · Mon to Fri: 8am, 9am, 10am, 11am · Sat &…📅Dates on enquiry🎂Ages 6–18
MuseumsCharities for animalsAnimals for kids
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Apartheid Museum ✔
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🕒Tues to Sun: 9am-5pm · CLOSED: Mondays and public holidays📅Dates on enquiry🎂Ages 12–18
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Maropeng ✔
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R100
🕒Maropeng Open Mon to Sun: 9am-4pm (final tour at 4:30pm) · Sterkfontein Caves Open Mon to Sun: 9am…📅Dates on enquiry🎂Ages 6+
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Museum Africa
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🕒Tues to Sun: 9am-5pm📅Open on public holidays excluding Good Friday, Christmas & New years🎂All ages
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Sterkfontein Caves ✔
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R70
🕒Tues-Sun: 9am-4pm · Tours run every hour📅Dates on enquiry🎂Ages 6–18📍Muldersdrift
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Roodepoort Museum ✔
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🕒Open by appointment only. Contact 082 411 6898 to make your booking.📅Dates on enquiry🎂Ages 0–18📍Florida Park
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Smuts House Museum
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🕒Weekdays 9am to 4.30pm · Weekends & Public Holidays 9am to 5pm · Closed on certain pubic holidays.…📅Dates on enquiry🎂All ages📍Centurion
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Gecko Jewellers and Kids Party Venue ✔
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R20
🕒Mon to Fri: 9am-4pm gem shop, pedal cars, scratch patch and restaurant (no mine tour during the…📅Dates on enquiry🎂Ages 0–18📍Kyalami
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Wits Art Museum
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🕒Wed to Sun: 10am-4pm📅Closed: 23 December to 4 January, Good Friday, Workers' day🎂All ages
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Gauteng has a genuinely strong museum offering for children, anchored by the interactive science centres where exhibits are built to be handled rather than observed. Term-time weekday mornings are heavily booked by school groups, so family visits work better in the afternoon or at weekends. Most sites offer a family ticket that undercuts individual entry, and several of the larger museums are free or donation-based on specific days. Attention span is the real constraint: two hours is a realistic ceiling for primary-aged children, and the venues with an outdoor area or café to break the visit up tend to work better than those without.

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