Kimberley Travel Guide

Site of 'The Big Hole' in Kimberley, South Africa, a colossal open-pit diamond mine left over from the 19th-century diamond rush (roughly 215 m deep and covering about 17 hectares) that was abandoned in 1914. The adjacent Kimberley Mine Museum displays the Eureka Diamond, the first diamond discovered in South Africa, and you can learn about diamond mining techniques and even shop for diamonds.