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Air Force Museum Be the First to Rate It Starting in 1916, New Zealand pilots learned how to fly at Wigram...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

Annies Wine Bar Be the First to Rate It Annies Wine Bar is the most refined option, a very pleasant place...	Quick Bites	Christchurch

Antigua Boatshed Be the First to Rate It Built for the Christchurch Boating Club in 1882, this green-and-white...	Marinas / Piers	Christchurch

Arts Centre Be the First to Rate It By moving to the suburbs in the 1970s, Canterbury University...	Arts / Performance Venues, Stores / Malls	Christchurch

Backstage Bakery Be the First to Rate It The Backstage Bakery turns out specialty breads daily. Just follow...	Quick Bites	Christchurch

Bridge of Remembrance Be the First to Rate It Arching over Cashel Street, this Oamaru limestone memorial arch...	Bridges / Tunnels	Christchurch

Canterbury Museum Be the First to Rate It When this museum was founded in 1867, its trading power with...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

Captain Robert Falcon Scott statue Be the First to Rate It Scott of the Antarctic (1868-1912), who stayed in Christchurch...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Christchurch

Christchurch Art Gallery - Te Puna O Waiwhetu Be the First to Rate It The city's art gallery has been wowing visitors since it first...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

Christchurch Botanic Gardens Be the First to Rate It Think big. These superb gardens are known for the magnificent...	Gardens / Arboretums	Christchurch

Christchurch Cathedral Be the First to Rate It The city's dominating landmark was begun in 1864, 14 years after...	Religious Sites	Christchurch

Dux de Lux Be the First to Rate It Dux de Lux is a sprawling, upbeat, popular cafeteria-style restaurant...	Quick Bites	Christchurch

Ferrymead Heritage Park Be the First to Rate It Ferrymead is the site of the country's first railway (it was...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

Firefighters Memorial Be the First to Rate It A little piece of New York City has found its way to Christchurch...	Memorials / Monuments	Christchurch

Gethsemane Gardens Be the First to Rate It As you might guess from the name, this suburban spot is a Christian-themed...	Gardens / Arboretums	Christchurch

Hagley Park Be the First to Rate It Once cultivated Maori land, Hagley Park was developed by Pakeha...	Parks	Christchurch

International Antarctic Centre Be the First to Rate It Ever since Scott wintered his dogs at nearby Quail Island in...	Museums / Galleries	Christchurch

Mona Vale Be the First to Rate It One of Christchurch's great historic homesteads, the riverside...	Gardens / Arboretums	Christchurch

Nga Hau e Wha national marae Be the First to Rate It The "marae of the four winds" is the largest urban marae (cultural...	Towns	Christchurch

Orana Park Be the First to Rate It This is the place to come to glimpse endangered animals, both...	Zoos / Aquariums	Christchurch

Provincial Council Chambers Be the First to Rate It This complex of Gothic Revival stone buildings beside the Avon...	Government Buildings	Christchurch

Riccarton House and Bush Be the First to Rate It The Deans, a Scottish family, beat even the Canterbury Association...	Houses / Mansions, Historic Districts / Sites	Christchurch

Southern Encounter Aquarium & Kiwi House Be the First to Rate It Fish and rare kiwi birds in the heart of Christchurch? The giant...	Zoos / Aquariums	Christchurch

St. Michael and All Saints Anglican Church Be the First to Rate It One of the bells in this church's belfry came out with the Canterbury...	Religious Sites	Christchurch

Suffrage Memorial Be the First to Rate It Unveiled in 1993, this bronze memorial wall commemorates 100...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue), Memorials / Monuments	Christchurch

Victoria Square Be the First to Rate It Once the business center of Christchurch, this square was named...	Historic Districts / Sites	Christchurch

Willowbank Be the First to Rate It In addition to familiar farm animals and other zoo regulars...	Zoos / Aquariums	Christchurch

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