CP Nel Museum


Extensive displays about ostriches and Karoo history make up this large and interesting museum, housed in a striking sandstone building completed in 1906 at the height of ostrich fever. Included in the ticket price is admission to the 'feather palace' Le Roux Townhouse.


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