Johannesburg
Johannesburg is arguably Africa's biggest metropolis, and no doubt South Africa's financial, cultural, and economic powerhouse. It also has a fearsome reputation for crime that is not totally undeserved. Even still, it's worth a visit, whether it's to Soweto, where so much apartheid history is contained, the Apartheid Museum or even to the various upscale malls, restaurants and galleries. Also, Jo'burg, as many locals call it, is a gateway to the rest of South Africa and for trips to Kruger Park, such as with my Kruger-Victoria Falls camping overland tour.