Green Point sits between the V&A Waterfront and Sea Point, a residential neighbourhood that pivots around the 2010 FIFA World Cup stadium and the large park that was built around it. Before the World Cup, the area was mainly light industrial; the stadium and subsequent development pushed it significantly upmarket, and it now has a good density of restaurants, design studios and boutiques.
Green Point Park, which wraps around the stadium, is one of the better public parks in Cape Town — well-maintained, with a biodiversity garden, a children's playground and a meandering path through wetland plantings. The Long March to Freedom sculpture installation, a row of bronze statues of anti-apartheid figures, lines a path through the park. The park is open daily and free to enter.
Mouille Point, the westernmost tip of the neighbourhood, is a quieter residential strip with an old lighthouse and a stretch of promenade café facing the open Atlantic. It is a good place to watch container ships navigate the harbour entrance, and in winter, when the weather is rough, the waves at the lighthouse make for dramatic watching.