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Google reports the most clicked-on destinations in SA

Google recently released information about some of the most clicked-on destinations on Street View in South Africa. Here’s what they found…

Penguins on Boulders Beach, Cape Town. Photo: Bernd M. Schell / unsplash

Google Street View’s most clicked-on SA spots

To celebrate Google Street View’s 15th anniversary, Google Maps has released data which shows the most clicked on beaches, museums and general points of interest around our beautiful country over the past 12 months.

According to the data, Cape Town’s Boulders Beach, with its adorable penguin residents, was the most clicked-on beach in South Africa over the past year.

In the most-clicked on museum category, the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg took first prize, while the Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum in colourful Bo-Kaap and Nelson Mandela’s house in Soweto came in second and third, respectively.

A art feature at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. Photo: Michael Schofield / unsplash

Landmarks, nature reserves and national parks took up the top-three most clicked-on places of interest in the country, reports Tourism Update, with the Cape of Good Hope earning the most clicks on Street View.

Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town. Photo: Victor Smits / unsplash

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You can take a gander at the rest of SA’s beaches and museums that made the most-clicked list below:

Most Clicked-on Beaches in South Africa:

  1. Boulders Beach
  2. Hole In The Wall
  3. Kreeftebaai
  4. Doonside Beach
  5. Noordhoek Beach
  6. Dias Beach
  7. Mnandi Beach
  8. Monwabisi Beach
  9. Miller’s Point Tidal Pool
  10. Cuttings Beach

Most Clicked-on Museums in South Africa:

  1. Apartheid Museum
  2. Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum
  3. Mandela’s House
  4. Robben Island Museum
  5. Jan Smuts House Museum
  6. East London Museum
  7. District Six Museum
  8. Pretoria Art Museum
  9. Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
  10. Wits Art Museum

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Sundeeka Mungroo

Sundeeka Mungroo is a content writer, foodie and all-round adventure-seeker. She's a graduate of the University of South Africa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, and has worked as a copywriter and editor in the digital marketing industry. Sundeeka currently writes for I Love South Africa and The South African. She lives in the beautiful Mother City and loves exploring all that South Africa has to offer.

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