Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa’s three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital. Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as “the city of roses”, owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there. The city’s Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning “place of cheetahs” and it has been included in the Mangaung Local Municipality since 2000

Free State Agricultural Museum • SA Armour Museum • Special Service Battalion Museum • Choet Visser Rugby Museum • National Women’s Memorial and Anglo Boer War Museum • Queen’s Fort Military Museum • National Museum • Freshford House Museum

National Afrikaans Literature Museum • Old Presidency • First Raadsaal • Twin-spire Church • Anglican Cathedral • Maphikela House • Digareteneng Houses

The Free State Stadium is probably the most prominent sporting facility in MANGAUNG. Although this stadium is the headquarters of the provincial rugby team, the Cheetahs, it is a multipurpose facility, catering for rugby and soccer.

Boyden Observatory • Modenso Park Model Steam Trains • Maselspoort Resort • Philip Saunders Resort • Black Mountain Hotel • “Boeremark” (Farmers’ Market)