UNESCO World Heritage Site: Mandela

Mandela: Robben Island At times a leper colony and mental hospital, Robben Island is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site after having incarcerated several anti-apartheid activists including Mandela, who spent 18 years locked in a cell here, where he formed many of his political ideas. Ferries depart from the Nelson Mandela Gateway in Cape Town, according to Huffington Post. Mandela House Museum, Soweto Get a glimpse into Mandelas private home life at 8115 Vilakazi Street, where Mandela lived with his first wife Winnie and their two children between 1946 and 1962. Its also the home he returned to following his release from prison and Relaxnews - To better understand the scope of Nelson Mandelas legacy in South Africa, the countrys tourism office has released a list of attractions that traces his life as a political prisoner, husband, father and anti-apartheid crusader. Here are a few major landmarks connected to the revolutionary leaders life in South Africa: (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.