Giant Wheel

Giant Wheel is a Ferris wheel in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Giant Wheel is situated nearby to the amusement ride Tower of Terror, as well as near Gold Pour.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Apartheid Museum and Gold Reef City.

Apartheid Museum

Museum

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The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex in Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001. Apartheid Museum is situated 520 metres west of Giant Wheel.

Gold Reef City

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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. Gold Reef City is situated 380 metres west of Giant Wheel.

FNB Stadium

Stadium

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The First National Bank Stadium, also known as Soccer City or the Calabash, is a soccer and rugby stadium located in Nasrec, bordering the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. FNB Stadium is situated 3 km west of Giant Wheel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Robertsham and Booysens.

Robertsham

Suburb

Robertsham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated in the city's southern suburbs just south of the CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Booysens

Suburb

Booysens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall. Booysens is bordered on the southwest by Robertsham, on the northwest by Framton, on the north by Ophirton, on the east by the Robinson Deep mine, and on the south from east to west by Turffontein, West Turffontein, and Southdale.