Museums in New Zealand
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Elvis Presley Museum
HΔwera, Taranaki
Tucked away on a quiet street in HΔwera, the Elvis Presley Museum is a wonderfully unexpected shrine to the King, feelin...

Maketawa Museum
Inglewood, Taranaki
You'd never guess that tucked away on a rural road near Norfolk is a museum with a collection this wild. It feels less l...

Pancake Rocks and Blowholes Track
, West Coast
Just when you think the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island can't get any more dramatic, you stumble upon Puna...

Tawhiti Museum
HΔwera, Taranaki
Tucked away in the Taranaki countryside near HΔwera, the Tawhiti Museum is unlike any history lesson you've ever had. St...

Whakamana: the Cannabis Museum of Aotearoa
Auckland, Auckland
Tucked away on Beresford Square, Whakamana isn't your typical museum; it's a deeply personal and political journey throu...

Punangairi Visitor Centre - Paparoa Experience
, West Coast
Itβs a rare thing for a building to feel less like a structure and more like the landscape itself taking a deep, thought...

The Charlotte Museum
WaitematΔ, Auckland
Tucked away on a quiet street in Freemans Bay, The Charlotte Museum feels like a wonderful secret you've just stumbled u...

The Kauri Museum
, North Island
You'd never guess that a humble, rustic building in rural Northland holds the story of giants. I was completely captivat...

Museum of Waitangi
Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community, North Island
People come here, to the very place where New Zealand's story was forever changed, searching for the heart of our nation...

Denniston Coalmining Historic Area
, West Coast
Perched high on a windswept plateau on the West Coast, Denniston feels like you've reached the edge of the world. It's n...

New Zealand Warbirds Association
Franklin, Auckland
Tucked away near the Ardmore airfield, this place is a living, breathing love letter to aviation history. Itβs less a st...

Te Awamutu Space Centre
, North Island
People come to the Te Awamutu Space Centre not just to see space stuff, but to truly feel a connection to the cosmos. It...

Wilderness Gallery
, West Coast
Tucked away on Tancred Street in Hokitika, a town famed for its wild West Coast spirit, the Wilderness Gallery feels lik...

Couldrey House & Garden
Rodney, Auckland
You'd never guess that this charming white villa, tucked away in Waiwera, was once slated for demolition. It was saved, ...

Left Bank Art Gallery
Greymouth, West Coast
You might not expect to find one of the West Coast's most vibrant art hubs tucked away in a former dairy factory, but th...

Manutahi Museum - Taxidermy Museum
Lepperton, Taranaki
People don't just come to Manutahi Museum to see taxidermy; they come to stand in quiet awe before the majestic, tangibl...

Waikato Artillery Museum
, North Island
Tucked away in the Waikato countryside, this museum grew from a passionate private collection into a proper home for New...

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
, Wellington
You have to see this placeβit's not your typical quiet, stuffy museum. Te Papa feels more like a massive, beautiful play...

Auckland War Memorial Museum
WaitematΔ, Auckland
People don't just come to the Auckland War Memorial Museum for history; they come for a profound conversation with the s...

Southward Car Museum
Paraparaumu, North Island
You wouldn't expect to find one of the Southern Hemisphere's most incredible car collections on a quiet road just outsid...