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Skydiving: The drop zone of the Pretoria Skydiving Club is near the Windybrow Reserve. The<br />
planes depart from Wonderboom Airport.<br />
ART AND CRAFTS<br />
“Wag ‘n bietjie” (Wait a While) Arts and Crafts Route: The "Wag 'n bietjie" art and crafts route<br />
visits spots in and around town where products such as honey, beadwork, pottery and<br />
carvings are sold. The route is open on the first weekend of each month.<br />
CUISINE<br />
Station Restaurant: The restaurant offers the visitor a variety of traditional dishes and a taste<br />
of genuine "boerekos” made from original recipes dating from roughly 1845–1910.<br />
CULTURAL/COMMUNITY TOURISM<br />
Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum: The Agricultural Museum at Rayton, 10 km from<br />
Cullinan, features an 1880 farmstead furnished with late Victorian furniture as well as a<br />
“working” outside oven, blacksmith's shop, dairy, water mill and peach brandy still. Various<br />
domestic animals roam around while live demonstrations of traditional farming activities such<br />
as baking bread, making butter, shearing sheep and distilling peach brandy continue. Annual<br />
events include a prickly pear festival, “mampoer” a strong spirit distilled from fruit) festival and<br />
the Agricultural Museum Show. A modern exhibition centre, cafeteria, lecture hall and a<br />
restaurant serving traditional "Boer” cuisine have also been built on the site.<br />
ENTERTAINMENT AND SHOPPING<br />
Arts and Crafts Shops: Various art and craft shops<br />
in the town offer an irresistible invitation to browse.<br />
FAUNA AND FLORA<br />
Premier Game Reserve: The Premier Game<br />
Reserve, adjoining the Premier Mine that forms part<br />
of the mine property, is situated just 3 kilometres<br />
outside Cullinan and offers day and night game<br />
drives, walks and hikes. Wildlife includes the<br />
endangered tsessebe and sable antelope as well<br />
as giraffe, zebra, blue wildebeest and various other<br />
species of antelope and nocturnal animals such as<br />
the aardwolf and aardvark. Over 200 species of<br />
birds and more than 400 species of plants have<br />
been identified in the park.<br />
Windybrow Reserve: Close to the Premier Game<br />
Reserve, the Windybrow Reserve also has small<br />
game and offer day and overnight hikes and cycle<br />
trails (remember to bring your own bike!).<br />
HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE<br />
Big Hole: The “Big Hole” was caused by the removal of more than 300 million tons of ore<br />
being removed from the earth in the search for diamonds. The hole covers an astounding<br />
32 ha.<br />
Cullinan Mystique: One of the many historical buildings in the town, this building dates back to<br />
1904. It houses a collection of murals painted by Italian prisoners-of-war during the Second<br />
World War, and which was only recently discovered during renovations to the building.<br />
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