The Roodepoort Museum won't make the list of Joburg's top tourist attractions. And yet it's the epitome of Joburg quirkiness -- interesting and unexpected.

Old-school video stores still exist in Joburg. The Majestic video store in Greenside is the best spot in town for documentaries and South African films.

The Melville Cat was asked to write an opinion column for the Melville Residents Association newsletter. Read the exclusive piece right here.

My review of Glory, a quirky new chicken restaurant on Melville's 7th Street. This restaurant is disorderly but delicious.

Before I leave Joburg for almost a month, here are some photos I took in Hillbrow.

Joburg's downtown neighborhood of New Doornfontein is becoming a mecca for art and design lovers. I had a look around Ellis House and loved what I saw.

Every year in March, the green field of Delta Park explode with pink and white cosmos flowers. This is the South African version of autumn leaves.

I had a behind-the-scenes look at the Jeppe Post Office, built in 1935 and still running, including its beautiful Art Deco fixtures and underground tunnel.

The Box Shop, a box-shaped shopping center and coffee shop on Vilakazi Street, is a fun Soweto hangout for locals and tourists alike.

Sanza Sandile, Yeoville's most formidable chef, is cooking up a (mostly) vegetarian Pan-Afrikan storm at the Yeoville Dinner Club.

Chocoloza, a small shop in 44 Stanley, sells delectable Belgian-style chocolates and and chocolate drinks. You won't find better chocolate in Joburg.

Karen, a wealthy suburb of Nairobi, is a colonial African tourist bonanza. Wildlife, shady tea gardens, interesting history, and beautiful crafts abound.