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Attractions in New Zealand

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in New Zealand, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

61 places

Museum · AucklandHighwic - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

a row of houses on the side of a road

Museum · DunedinDunedin Public Art Gallery

Museum · South IslandSteampunk HQ

National Transport & Toy Museum

Museum · WanakaNational Transport & Toy Museum

Museum · North IslandMOTAT Museum of Transport and Technology

The Central Art Gallery

Gallery · South IslandThe Central Art Gallery

The Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery

Museum · South IslandThe Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery

Petone Settlers Museum

Museum · North IslandPetone Settlers Museum

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden

Museum · WellingtonKatherine Mansfield House & Garden

Olveston Historic Home

Museum · South IslandOlveston Historic Home

New Zealand Maritime Museum

Museum · AucklandNew Zealand Maritime Museum

brown brick building near road during daytime

Museum · ChristchurchQuake City

Space Place at Carter Observatory

Museum · North IslandSpace Place at Carter Observatory

Old Hokonui Moonshine Museum & Distillery

Museum · South IslandOld Hokonui Moonshine Museum & Distillery

Museum · RotoruaRotorua Museum / Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa

Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre

Museum · South IslandSir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Museum · WellingtonMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Left Bank Art Gallery

Gallery · South IslandLeft Bank Art Gallery

Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

Museum · DunedinToitu Otago Settlers Museum

Ross historic goldfields

Museum · South IslandRoss historic goldfields

MTG Hawke’s Bay

Museum · NapierHawke's Bay Museum

Eastern Southland Gallery

Gallery · South IslandEastern Southland Gallery

Geraldine Historical Museum

Museum · South IslandGeraldine Historical Museum

Pounamu Pathway - The Museum of Kawatiri

Museum · South IslandPounamu Pathway - The Museum of Kawatiri

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