Port Elizabeth - City Center

At the entrance to the harbor, near the railroad station, is the Campanile, a 52m/170ft high tower with a carillon of 23 bells erected in 1923 in honor of the first settlers. From the viewing platform at the top, reached by climbing 200 steps, there is a good general view of the city.

From the Campanile a street under the freeway leads to Market Square, the city's historic center. Opposite the City Hall (1858) is the Diaz Cross, a replica of the cross erected by Bartolomeu Diaz at Kwaahoek in 1488. Every Saturday morning a flea market is held in Market Square.

Cora Terrace is a row of seven beautifully restored Regency-style houses built from 1856 onwards. The street is named after the daughter of one of the original settlers. The houses are privately owned and not open to the public.

South of the Donkin Reserve is the Cultural History Museum in the oldest house in Port Elizabeth, built in 1827. It contains period furniture and other interesting items, including a collection of dolls.

Fort Frederick was built in 1799 to defend the mouth of the Baakens River. It is now a national monument.

This 54ha/133ac park lies to the south of St George's Park in the valley of the Baakens River; the main entrance is in How Street, Its beauty is enhanced by indigenous flora, rock pools and grassed areas, and it is home to some 100 species of birds.

Upper Hill Street preserves something of the atmosphere of the 19th C.