Audio Tour
Sea Point Promenade, Cape Town
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South Africa's Oldest Working Lighthouse
Green Point Lighthouse
The Green Point Lighthouse has been operating since 1824, making it the oldest working lighthouse in South Africa. It predates the Suez Canal by forty-five years.
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RMS Athens Engine Block in the Surf
RMS Athens Shipwreck (Engine Block)
The rusted metal you can see breaking the surface near the shoreline is the engine block of the RMS Athens, a Royal Mail steamship that went down here on the seventeenth…
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Three Anchors That Named a Bay
Three Anchor Bay and Putt-Putt Course
The name Three Anchor Bay comes from a trio of anchors once embedded in the seafloor here, used to moor ships in the days before Cape Town's harbour was built.
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Italian POWs Helped Build This Seawall
Historical Seawall Section (near Rocklands Beach)
During World War Two, Italian prisoners of war held in South Africa were put to work on this seawall.
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Giant Sunglasses Framing Robben Island
"Perceiving Freedom" (Sunglasses Sculpture)
This four-metre-wide stainless steel sculpture by South African artist Michael Elion was installed in 2014 and immediately sparked debate.
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Seawater Pools and Segregation History
Sea Point Pavilion Pools
During apartheid, Sea Point Pavilion was reserved for white swimmers only.
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A Private Pool Built for Love
Remains of Graaff's Pool
This tidal pool exists because of one woman's disability.
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Where Darwin Challenged Geological Theory
Sea Point Contact Zone (Charles Darwin's Rocks)
In June 1836, Charles Darwin walked along this shoreline during the Beagle's stop in Cape Town and examined the rocks you can see here. What he found was critical.
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Rocklands Beach Tidal Zone Ecology
Rocklands Beach
The rock pools here support a surprisingly layered ecosystem governed by tidal height. Look for distinct bands of life on the rocks.
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Mimosa Court and Beach Road's Deco Strip
Art Deco Architecture Walk (Mimosa Court)
Mimosa Court is one of roughly forty Art Deco buildings concentrated along this stretch of Beach Road, making it one of the densest collections of the style in the…
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Cape Town's Free Public Fitness Revolution
Sea Point Promenade Outdoor Gym
The outdoor gym stations along this stretch are part of a City of Cape Town initiative launched in the early 2010s to address public health in a country where physical…
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Listen — all 11 stops free
1
South Africa's Oldest Working Lighthouse
Green Point Lighthouse
The Green Point Lighthouse has been operating since 1824, making it the oldest working lighthouse in South Africa. It predates the Suez Canal by forty-five years.
0:00
2
RMS Athens Engine Block in the Surf
RMS Athens Shipwreck (Engine Block)
The rusted metal you can see breaking the surface near the shoreline is the engine block of the RMS Athens, a Royal Mail steamship that went down here on the seventeenth…
0:00
3
Three Anchors That Named a Bay
Three Anchor Bay and Putt-Putt Course
The name Three Anchor Bay comes from a trio of anchors once embedded in the seafloor here, used to moor ships in the days before Cape Town's harbour was built.
0:00
4
Italian POWs Helped Build This Seawall
Historical Seawall Section (near Rocklands Beach)
During World War Two, Italian prisoners of war held in South Africa were put to work on this seawall.
0:00
5
Giant Sunglasses Framing Robben Island
"Perceiving Freedom" (Sunglasses Sculpture)
This four-metre-wide stainless steel sculpture by South African artist Michael Elion was installed in 2014 and immediately sparked debate.
0:00
6
Seawater Pools and Segregation History
Sea Point Pavilion Pools
During apartheid, Sea Point Pavilion was reserved for white swimmers only.
0:00
7
A Private Pool Built for Love
Remains of Graaff's Pool
This tidal pool exists because of one woman's disability.
0:00
8
Where Darwin Challenged Geological Theory
Sea Point Contact Zone (Charles Darwin's Rocks)
In June 1836, Charles Darwin walked along this shoreline during the Beagle's stop in Cape Town and examined the rocks you can see here. What he found was critical.
0:00
9
Rocklands Beach Tidal Zone Ecology
Rocklands Beach
The rock pools here support a surprisingly layered ecosystem governed by tidal height. Look for distinct bands of life on the rocks.
0:00
10
Mimosa Court and Beach Road's Deco Strip
Art Deco Architecture Walk (Mimosa Court)
Mimosa Court is one of roughly forty Art Deco buildings concentrated along this stretch of Beach Road, making it one of the densest collections of the style in the…
0:00
11
Cape Town's Free Public Fitness Revolution
Sea Point Promenade Outdoor Gym
The outdoor gym stations along this stretch are part of a City of Cape Town initiative launched in the early 2010s to address public health in a country where physical…
0:00