The town of Victoria West in the Karoo is a little treasure trove. The town still has original Karoo houses that have remained unchanged. It is also home to the Victoria Trading Post (which includes the Mannetjies Roux Museum), a shop in the same tradition as Oom Samie se Winkel in Stellenbosch.The shop is owned by Mannetjies Roux's wife, Charlotte, whose sister Joyce Aucamp owns Oom Samie se Winkel. Mannetjies is a legendary former Springbok rugby player who wore the number 12. The Mannetjies Roux Museum has memorabilia from his life. He was immortalised in a song. The shop's fridge still bears the scar of a break-in a few years ago. Thieves took everything that was inside and left an apology written on the door, which is still there.
The Roux's daughter, Francette Coetzee, owns the Karoo Trading Post in Bellville. She sells Karoo lamb and venison, venison pasties, Karoo garlic, dried fruits, Karoo water from the family farm Nobelsfontein and a range of craft items similar to those in the Victoria Trading Post.
The Dutch Reformed Church bought a section of the farm Zeekoegat in 1843 and the church building was consecrated in 1855. In the Victoria West Museum, the Cultural History Hall has displays on the role of the church, the opening of the first bank, the history of sport in the area, the Victoria West Messenger newspaper and early Stone Age artefacts. The Anglican Church dates from 1943. The Apollo Theatre is in the 1950s Art Deco style. It has been declared a heritage site and regularly hosts film festivals. The Print Shop is where the local paper, the Victoria West Messenger, was first printed in 1876.