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11:03 am, Dec 5, 2024
temperature icon 21°C
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Humidity 67 %
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Wind Gust Wind Gust: 9 mph
Clouds Clouds: 100%
Visibility Visibility: 10 km
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Heritages and Museums

Jan Raats, a contemporary fine artist, paints with his fingers. A remarkable artistic approach with great sensitivity and a very strong creative instinct.

KNYSNA MUSEUM. From evidence of early human behaviour to the origins of South Africa’s timber industry, and from the country first modern-era gold rush to the establishment of its first unfenced national park (the Garden Route National Park)… the greater Knysna area has a rich and colourful history. 

The Old Gaol was retired from service in the 1980s, when a new prison was opened to the north of the town, and the property was transferred from the Department of Public Works to the Municipality of Knysna.

Scarab Arts & Crafts Village is the source of the best authentic, handmade craft on the Garden Route. A visit to the craft market is a unique experience and every effort has been made over the past fifteen years to cater to all tastes. SCARAB’S CRAFT MARKET is the source of the best authentic, handmade craft on the Garden Route. A visit to the craft market is a unique experience and every effort has been made over the past fifteen years to cater to all tastes.

The Motorcycle Room is all about great memories about the bikes we had and rode growing up, the bikes we haven’t seen in years, and the bikes we miss. The collection includes old classics, vintage enduro bikes, motocross and superbikes, and a wide variety of customs too.