# Entertainment in Cape Town — Citylit Discover entertainment in Cape Town: Two Oceans Aquarium and Zeitz MOCAA. Find addresses, photographs and source links. Canonical page: https://citylit.vercel.app/cape-town/entertainment Source check dates describe our catalog research, not live confirmation by the venue. Opening hours, prices and accessibility can change. Unknown facts are not confirmed unavailable. City-reference coordinates and city photographs must not be treated as venue locations or venue photos. Latest source check: 2026-10-12 ## Places ### Two Oceans Aquarium Meet the marine life of the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the heart of the Waterfront. - City: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa - Category: Entertainment - Address: Dock Road, V&A Waterfront - Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/cape-town/entertainment/two-oceans-aquarium - Official website: https://www.aquarium.co.za/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Oceans_Aquarium - Sources checked: 2026-10-08 - Coordinates: longitude 18.4175, latitude -33.90805556 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified) - Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two\_Oceans\_Aquarium The Two Oceans Aquarium is an aquarium located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The aquarium was opened on the 13 November 1995 and comprises several exhibition galleries with large viewing windows: The aquarium is named for its location, where the Indian and Atlantic Ocean meet. About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Oceans_Aquarium; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. #### Practical facts - admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate #### Sources - Explore, Experience and Engage | Two Oceans Aquarium: https://www.aquarium.co.za/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research - Two Oceans Aquarium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Oceans_Aquarium; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research #### Photographs and credits - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/dfb86abce7b1.jpg — Looking south at aquarium, late morning. EXIF time is for New York.. Venue photograph. Author: Jim.henderson; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Oceans_Aquarium_CT_jeh.jpg - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/799e31b94afd.jpg — Fishes from Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape town, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Sidheeq; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fishes_from_Two_Oceans_Aquarium,_Cape_town_04.jpg - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/f801bd0bbf5d.jpg — Fishes from Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape town, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Sidheeq; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fishes_from_Two_Oceans_Aquarium,_Cape_town_06.jpg ### Zeitz MOCAA Contemporary African art inside a spectacularly transformed grain silo. - City: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa - Category: Entertainment - Address: Silo District, South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront - Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/cape-town/entertainment/zeitz-mocaa - Official website: https://zeitzmocaa.museum/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitz_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_Africa - Sources checked: 2026-10-08 - Coordinates: longitude 18.423, latitude -33.9084 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified) - Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitz\_Museum\_of\_Contemporary\_Art\_Africa Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. The museum is located in the Silo District at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town. A retail and hospitality property, the Waterfront receives around 24 million local and international visitors per year. About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitz_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_Africa; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. #### Practical facts - admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate #### Sources - Zeitz MOCAA - Museum of Contemporary Art - Zeitz MOCAA: https://zeitzmocaa.museum/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research - Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitz_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_Africa; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research #### Photographs and credits - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/094b2b841d14.jpg — Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Cape Town. Venue photograph. Author: Matti Blume; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zeitz_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_Africa,_Cape_Town_(_1050775).jpg - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/861c84cb2815.jpg — Interior of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), showing the carved concrete atrium created from repurposed grain silos.. Venue photograph. Author: lumoplank; license: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cape_Town_architecture,_Part_II_-_20240912_135259.jpg - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/d5c3e20e6db8.jpg — The old grain silo at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa is being repurposed to house the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MoCAA) scheduled t. Venue photograph. Author: HelenOnline; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:V%26A_Grain_Silo_1.jpg ### Iziko South African Museum Natural history, fossils and biodiversity collections beside the Company’s Garden. - City: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa - Category: Entertainment - Address: 25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens - Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/cape-town/entertainment/iziko-south-african-museum - Official website: https://www.iziko.org.za/museums/south-african-museum/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iziko_South_African_Museum - Sources checked: 2026-10-08 - Coordinates: longitude 18.4149178, latitude -33.9289028 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified) - Coordinate source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/24010045 The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Museum), is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden since 1897. The museum houses important African zoology, palaeontology, and archaeology collections. About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iziko_South_African_Museum; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. #### Practical facts - admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate #### Sources - The Iziko South African Museum – Iziko Museums: https://www.iziko.org.za/museums/south-african-museum/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research - Iziko South African Museum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iziko_South_African_Museum; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research #### Photographs and credits - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/c297e603dedb.jpg — Iziko South African Museum in the Company Gardens. Venue photograph. Author: Josephou; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iziko_South_African_Museum.JPG - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/10c7c5938388.jpg — Iziko Old Town House Museum, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Dietmar Rabich; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cape_Town_(ZA),_Iziko_Old_Town_House_Museum_--_2024_--_3519.jpg - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/475eb53d06f0.jpg — Iziko Old Town House Museum, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Dietmar Rabich; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cape_Town_(ZA),_Iziko_Old_Town_House_Museum_--_2024_--_3524.jpg ### Robben Island Museum Travel by ferry to the island whose former prison tells a central story of South African history. - City: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa - Category: Entertainment - Address: Nelson Mandela Gateway, V&A Waterfront (ferry departure) - Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/cape-town/entertainment/robben-island-museum - Official website: https://www.robben-island.org.za/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robben_Island - Sources checked: 2026-10-08 - Coordinates: longitude 18.37, latitude -33.805 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified) - Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robben\_Island Robben Island (Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the archaic Dutch word for seals (robben), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland, which translates to Seal(s) Island. Robben Island is roughly oval in shape, 3.3 kilometres (2 miles) long north–south, and 1.9 km (1+1⁄8 mi) wide, with an area of 5.08 km2 (1+31⁄32 sq mi). It is flat and only a few metres above sea level, as a result of an ancient erosion event. About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robben_Island; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. #### Practical facts - admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate #### Sources - Home - Robben Island Museum: https://www.robben-island.org.za/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research - Robben Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robben_Island; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research #### Photographs and credits - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/46e7a8bc7408.jpg — Some kilometers off the coast of \Cape Town\ lies the famous Robben Is. Venue photograph. Author: South African Tourism from South Africa; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robben_Island_-_Cape_Town,_South_Africa_(3883849594).jpg - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/a0c652c88862.jpg — According to the Leupe catalogue (NA), the original title reads: Kaart van het Robben Eyland met opgave der dieptens enz. (Map of Seal Island with specification of the depths etc.). Venue photograph. Author: Anoniem / Anonymous; license: Public domain; source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AMH-2554-NA_Map_of_Robben_Island.jpg - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/2fc1b5f6daa0.jpg — Blackfoot penguin (Spheniscus demersus) at Robben Island.. Venue photograph. Author: Aart Rietveld; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ASC_Leiden_-_Rietveld_Collection_-_17_-_Blackfoot_penguin_(Spheniscus_demersus)_near_trees_on_Robben_Island_-_2015.jpg ### Castle of Good Hope Explore a historic stone fortress, its courtyards and museum collections. - City: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa - Category: Entertainment - Address: Corner Darling Street and Buitenkant Street, Cape Town - Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/cape-town/entertainment/castle-of-good-hope - Official website: https://www.castleofgoodhope.co.za/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Good_Hope - Sources checked: 2026-10-08 - Coordinates: longitude 18.4278, latitude -33.9259 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified) - Coordinate source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle\_of\_Good\_Hope The Castle of Good Hope (Dutch: Kasteel de Goede Hoop; Afrikaans: Kasteel die Goeie Hoop) is a 17th century pentagonal bastion fort in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, following land reclamation in the Foreshore area, the fort is now located inland. The Castle is surrounded by a canal. In 1936, the Castle was declared a historical monument. About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Good_Hope; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. #### Practical facts - admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - environment: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown) - durationMinutes: 90 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate #### Sources - Home: https://www.castleofgoodhope.co.za/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research - Castle of Good Hope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Good_Hope; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research #### Photographs and credits - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/a97edd8b0baa.jpg — Entrance of Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Bernard Gagnon; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castle_of_Good_Hope,_Cape_Town_01.jpg - https://citylit.vercel.app/images/43b1082bcffa.jpg — Entrance to the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town. Venue photograph. Author: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net).; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_Cape_Town_(MP)_2018_015.jpg ## Further reading [How Citylit researches its guides](https://citylit.vercel.app/about) · [Privacy and data](https://citylit.vercel.app/privacy) Original descriptions are Citylit editorial content. Wikipedia excerpts and photographs retain their separately linked licenses. No blanket license covers all third-party material.