Shell Museum
Shell Museum is a museum in Mossel Bay, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape. Shell Museum is situated nearby to Post Office Tree, as well as near Dias Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Post Office Tree and Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex.
Post Office Tree
Photo: Lugerda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Post Office Tree is a famous milkwood tree in Mossel Bay, South Africa that was used by early Portuguese explorers as a post office. It is located in the grounds of the Bartholomeu Dias Museum Complex in Market Street.
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
Museum
Photo: Buonasera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex is the second biggest provincial museum affiliated to the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in South Africa. It is located at Mossel Bay.
Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Russell James Smith, CC BY 2.0.
Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse is a lighthouse near Mossel Bay, South Africa. Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse is situated 1½ km southeast of Shell Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mossel Bay and Hartenbos.
Mossel Bay
Photo: landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 170,000 people on the Garden Route of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province.
Hartenbos
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hartenbos is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located some 45 kilometres outside George, South Africa. It belongs, together with 20 other settlements, to the Mossel Bay Local Municipality. Hartenbos is situated 7 km northwest of Shell Museum.
Shell Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Mossel Bay, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.18069° or 34° 10′ 51″ southLongitude
22.14138° or 22° 8′ 29″ eastLevels
1Open location code
4GQ4R49R+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 360066285OpenStreetMap feature
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