A Cape Town tradition worth visiting, if only for the novelty value. The Noon Gun is fired daily from the slopes of Signal Hill. It dates to the days when it was needed as a time check for ships: Their chronometers had to be aligned for accurate navigational calculations. Somehow it became a tradition, though the only purpose it serves now is to scare the pigeons. Monday-Saturday at noon. Free. Located off the Buitengracht via the Bo-Kaap, Cape Town.
