Christchurch and Canterbury
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Christchurch and Canterbury - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
When this museum was founded in 1867, its trading power with national and international museums was in moa bones. These Jurassic birds roamed...Read More
The city's stunning art gallery wows visitors as much for its architecture as for its artwork. Its tall, wavy glass facade was inspired by...Read More
For one of the best vantage points to view Christchurch, the Canterbury Plains, and Lyttelton Harbour head to Christchurch Gondola. At the top...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThere's something nostalgic and reassuring about the ding-ding of these heritage trams. After the 2010 earthquake they disappeared from the...Read More
Sir Miles Warren is one of New Zealand's foremost architects with a pedigree as large as his garden. Ohinetahi, which is also the Māori name...Read More
Orana Wildlife Park is New Zealand's only open-range zoo and now home to a new Great Ape Center for gorillas and orangutans, making it the place...Read More
The Deans, a Scottish family, beat even the Canterbury Association settlers to this region. Riccarton Bush, their home, is now run by a trust...Read More
Locals call it the Cardboard Cathedral because it is built largely from 98 cardboard tubes, covered in plastic. The Anglican church's Transitional...Read More
Pronounced "egg and tie," (Scottish Gaelic for "at home"), this is one of the largest, most intriguing public art museums in the South Island...Read More
Starting in 1916, New Zealand pilots learned how to fly at Wigram airfield. The Air Force's old hangars plus a brand-new state-of-the-art aircraft...Read More
The focus of historic interest is the Akaroa Museum, which has a display of Māori pounamu (greenstone) as well as alternating exhibits on...Read More
Take the village walk, where you amble along the narrow streets past old-fashioned little cottages and historic buildings that reflect the area...Read More
Built for the Christchurch Boating Club in 1882, this green-and-white wooden structure is the last shed standing of a half dozen that once lined...Read More
This spectacular alpine region is a favorite hiking destination. Initially hacked through as a direct route to the West Coast gold fields in...Read More
After major restoration, a large section of the historic Arts Centre (which was a popular arts, studios, theaters, shopping, and dining complex...Read More
With its distinctive black barn tasting room and restaurant on the warm, sunny slopes of the Omihi Hills, this family-run vineyard has become...Read More
Arching over Cashel Street, this Oamaru limestone memorial arch and Avon River bridge was built in memory of the soldiers who crossed the river...Read More
The city's basilica-style Roman Catholic Cathedral was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake and is now undergoing long-term restoration work...Read More
An artwork created by internationally acclaimed Christchurch sculptor Neil Dawson, this giant steel vessel was installed in Cathedral Square...Read More
Founded in 1850, Christ's College is New Zealand's most well-known private school for boys. It is housed in a magnificent precinct of buildings...Read More
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