In a beautiful wooded location, this 1890s house was built for founding matriarch Emily Lee, 'mother of Barberton'. A one-room exhibition covers the building's history as well as local botany and the gold rush.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
2.05 MILES
These rocks at the entrance to town are painted in the style of 'outsider' artist Nukain Mabuza, who turned his humble labourer's accommodation on a…
24.53 MILES
The ruggedly beautiful Malolotja reserve is a prime spot for hiking, with varied terrain to keep walkers interested. The centrepiece is the Komati River,…
0.08 MILES
This beautifully restored prefab house, built between 1899 and 1904, shows the lifestyle of the privileged in the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras…
15.35 MILES
This is a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees, which have survived everything from the bush-meat trade to being traumatised for entertainment in circuses,…
Lowveld National Botanical Garden
24.12 MILES
North of the city centre, this 2-sq-km botanical garden (established 1969) is home to tropical African rainforest and is a nice place for a stroll among…
0.12 MILES
The town museum has interesting exhibits on local history, culture and geology, including a great black-and-white photo display of Barberton through the…
22.08 MILES
This very scenic dam is on the Komati River, and was constructed to provide irrigation and energy to local communities. With its glittering waters…
Barberton History and Mining Museum
0.22 MILES
In the old Transvaal Hotel (1882), this treasure trove of local history exhibits a hotchpotch of items from weaponry and greenstone samples to some fool's…
Nearby Mpumalanga attractions
0.08 MILES
This beautifully restored prefab house, built between 1899 and 1904, shows the lifestyle of the privileged in the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras…
0.11 MILES
The British built this overgrown corrugated-iron and wood fortification in 1901.
0.12 MILES
The town museum has interesting exhibits on local history, culture and geology, including a great black-and-white photo display of Barberton through the…
4. Barberton History and Mining Museum
0.22 MILES
In the old Transvaal Hotel (1882), this treasure trove of local history exhibits a hotchpotch of items from weaponry and greenstone samples to some fool's…
0.29 MILES
At the top of the town, with incredible views from its wraparound stoep, this house was built in 1886 and reconstructed in 1892. It shows the life of a…
2.05 MILES
These rocks at the entrance to town are painted in the style of 'outsider' artist Nukain Mabuza, who turned his humble labourer's accommodation on a…
8.37 MILES
This beautiful 560-sq-km reserve sits in lowveld country south of Barberton, with high-altitude grassland areas on its eastern edge along the mountainous…
15.35 MILES
This is a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees, which have survived everything from the bush-meat trade to being traumatised for entertainment in circuses,…