The Kimberley Mine Museum is situated next to the astonishing Big Hole. Consisting of original and carefully reconstructed buildings this open-air museum has preserved a great deal of the city's past.
The first officially recorded diamond discovered in the country, the Eureka, can be viewed here. Or you can sift through diamond-bearing grave, looking for your won treasure. Wander past one of Kimberley's oldest houses, a prefabricated construction imported from England in 1877, or the delightful old pub, Digger's Rest, one of the many us which flourished in those early days.
The tobacconist shop where Perilly produced his famous hand-made cigarettes, Barney Barnato's Boxing Academy, a reconstruction of farmer De Beers' homestead - they are all there.
Open daily from 08:00 - 18:00. Closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day.
