The Lichtenburg Biodiversity Conservation Centre and the Botsalano Game Reserve are well worth a visit.
The Groot Marico region is known as mam- poer country and visitors can explore the Mampoer Route. The Kortkloof Cultural Village is dedicated to the Tswana people.
Other attractions include the Wondergat; the Bosbult Monument, which commemorates a battle fought during the Anglo-Boer/South African War; the Kaditshwene Iron Age Village Ruins; and various hiking trails.
Ottosdal is situated in the centre of the North West and was established as a Dutch Reformed Church parish on the farm Koranna- fontein in 1913 and named after its owner, GP Otto. Ottosdal is the only place in South Africa where the unique “wonderstone”, or pyrophyl- lite, is found and mined.
The annual agricultural show in Ottosdal is one of the oldest in the province. Trenches and cemeteries dating from the Anglo-Boer/ South African War can be found on the farms Gestoptefontein and Driekuil. San rock engrav- ings, Stone Age implements and structures are found on farms such as Witpoort, Gestoptefon- tein, Driekuil and Korannafontein.
In the Garden of Remembrance are graves of soldiers killed during the war. The Old Farm- house that was built in 1910 houses a unique African collection. The Old Water Mill that was built around 1860 is a national monument.
The Ottosdal Night Race is organised in conjunction with the Diamond Marathon Club. The event consists of 42,2-km, 21,1-km,10-km races and a 5-km fun run.