Museums in New Zealand

69 Museums
4.6 Avg Rating
57 Top Rated (4.5+)

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Elvis Presley Museum

Elvis Presley Museum

Hāwera, Taranaki

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Tucked away on a quiet street in Hāwera, the Elvis Presley Museum is a wonderfully unexpected shrine to the King, feelin...

Maketawa Museum

Maketawa Museum

Inglewood, Taranaki

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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

Pancake Rocks and Blowholes Track

, West Coast

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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

Tawhiti Museum

Hāwera, Taranaki

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.9 (9,860 reviews)

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

Whakamana: the Cannabis Museum of Aotearoa

Whakamana: the Cannabis Museum of Aotearoa

Auckland, Auckland

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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

Punangairi Visitor Centre - Paparoa Experience

, West Coast

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It’s 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

The Charlotte Museum

Waitematā, Auckland

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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

The Kauri Museum

, North Island

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

Museum of Waitangi

Museum of Waitangi

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community, North Island

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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

Denniston Coalmining Historic Area

, West Coast

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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

New Zealand Warbirds Association

Franklin, Auckland

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Tucked away near the Ardmore airfield, this place is a living, breathing love letter to aviation history. It’s less a st...

Te Awamutu Space Centre

Te Awamutu Space Centre

, North Island

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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

Wilderness Gallery

, West Coast

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.8 (8,100 reviews)

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

Couldrey House & Garden

Couldrey House & Garden

Rodney, Auckland

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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

Left Bank Art Gallery

Greymouth, West Coast

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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

Manutahi Museum - Taxidermy Museum

Lepperton, Taranaki

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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

Waikato Artillery Museum

, North Island

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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

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

, Wellington

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You have to see this placeβ€”it's not your typical quiet, stuffy museum. Te Papa feels more like a massive, beautiful play...

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Waitematā, Auckland

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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

Southward Car Museum

Paraparaumu, North Island

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You wouldn't expect to find one of the Southern Hemisphere's most incredible car collections on a quiet road just outsid...