Gold Reef City

Gold Reef City is an amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine which closed in 1971, the park is themed around the gold rush that started in 1886 on the Witwatersrand, and the buildings in the park are designed to mimic this period.

Photo: Nolween, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photo: CMallwitz, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Apartheid Museum and FNB Stadium.

Apartheid Museum

Museum

Apartheid Museum

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating… Apartheid Museum is situated 160 metres southwest of Gold Reef City.

FNB Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The First National Bank Stadium, also known as Soccer… FNB Stadium is situated 2½ km west of Gold Reef City.

Nasrec

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nasrec is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Nasrec is situated 3 km west of Gold Reef City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Robertsham and Booysens.

Robertsham

Suburb

Robertsham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Booysens

Suburb

Booysens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall.

Winchester Hills

Suburb

Winchester Hills is an area in Johannesburg, South Africa. Winchester Hills is situated 3½ km south of Gold Reef City.

Gold Reef City

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: amusement park in Johannesburg
Categories: amusement park and tourism
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.23706° or 26° 14′ 13″ south

Longitude

28.01001° or 28° 0′ 36″ east

Elevation

1,702 metres (5,584 feet)

Open location code

5G5CQ276+52

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4663460290

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Xhosa—“Gold Reef City” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Gold Reef City”
Chinese: “金礁城”
Dutch: “Gold Reef City”
Egyptian Arabic: “جولد ريف سيتى”
French: “Gold Reef City”
German: “Gold Reef City”
Japanese: “ゴールド・リーフ・シティ”
Xhosa: “Isixeko seGold Reef”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Booysens Reserve and Theta.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Apartheid Museum/Theme Park and Gold Reef City Parking.

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