Christopherson Park

Christopherson Park is a park in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Christopherson Park is situated nearby to Turffontein Fire Station, as well as near Rotunda Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Apartheid Museum and Turffontein Racecourse.

Apartheid Museum

Museum

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ km west of Christopherson Park.

Turffontein Racecourse

Pitch

Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Turffontein Racecourse is a race track in South Africa for Thoroughbred horse racing founded in 1887 at Turffontein, Gauteng by the Johannesburg Turf Club. Turffontein Racecourse is situated 1½ km northeast of Christopherson Park.

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 2½ km west of Christopherson Park.

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.