Near the west end of Bird Street is St George's Park (73ha/180ac), In the park are the oldest cricket ground and bowling green in the country, together with sports fields, tennis courts and swimming pools.
Within St George's Park is the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum with a collection of 19th and early 20th C British art.
Other exhibits include South African art focusing on the Eastern Cape, international printmaking as well as Oriental art featuring Indian miniatures and Chinese textiles.
Address: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, 1 Park Drive, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 6001, South Africa
Hours:
9am-6pm; Sun:1pm-5pm; Sat:1pm-5pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Constitution Day - South Africa (April 27), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Youth Day - South Africa (June 16), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Good Friday - Christian