Things to see in Auckland
Auckland is a city in New Zealand, with an urban population of about 1.4 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Sky Tower Landmark
The Sky Tower is a telecommunications and observation tower in Auckland, New Zealand.
2Auckland Harbour Bridge Landmark
The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane motorway bridge over Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It joins St Marys Bay on the Auckland city side with Northcote on the North Shore side.
3Auckland Art Gallery Art
Auckland Art Gallery is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions.
4Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum, also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD.
5Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill Nature
Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill is a 182-metre (597 ft) volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Auckland, New Zealand. It is an important place culturally and archeologically for both Māori and Pākehā.
6Auckland Zoo Park
Auckland Zoo (99 Motions road) is a 16.35-hectare (40-acre) not-for-profit wildlife conservation organisation that focuses on the wellbeing of people, wildlife and nature.
7St Patrick's Cathedral Place of worship
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Joseph, commonly known as St Patrick's Cathedral, is a heritage-listed Catholic cathedral church in Auckland CBD, situated on the corner of Federal Street and Wyndham St. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland.
8Auckland Domain Park
The Auckland Domain, also known as Pukekawa / Auckland Domain, is a large park in Auckland, New Zealand. Consisting of 75 hectares (190 acres) of land, Auckland Domain is the oldest park in the city.
9Holy Trinity Cathedral Place of worship
Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral situated in Parnell, a residential suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the 'mother church' of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland.
10Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium Park
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium (formerly Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World) is a public aquarium opened on 25 January 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand.
11Aotea Square Neighbourhood
Aotea Square is a large paved public area in the CBD of Auckland, New Zealand. Officially opened in 1979 by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson next to Queen Street, it is used for open-air concerts and gatherings, markets, and political rallies.
12University House Place of worship
University House is a 19th-century building in Auckland, New Zealand, that originally served as the synagogue for the Auckland Hebrew Congregation.
13Maungawhau / Mount Eden Nature
Maungawhau / Mount Eden is a scoria cone and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. The cone is part of the Auckland volcanic field, the tallest located on the isthmus.
14Museum of Transport and Technology Museum
The Museum of Transport and Technology (more commonly known as MOTAT) is a transport and technology museum located in Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand.
15New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa Museum
The New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa is a maritime museum in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on Hobson Wharf, adjacent to the Viaduct Harbour in central Auckland.
16Lake Pupuke Nature
Lake Pupuke (traditionally known in Māori as Pupukemoana) is a heart-shaped freshwater lake occupying a volcanic crater (or maar) between the suburbs of Takapuna and Milford on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.
17Takarunga / Mount Victoria Nature
Mount Victoria, officially Takarunga / Mount Victoria, is the highest volcano on Auckland's North Shore, rising to 66 metres in elevation. Its age is currently unknown.
18Mount Saint John Nature
Mount Saint John, is a volcanic scoria cone and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Epsom, in the Auckland volcanic field of New Zealand.
19Ōwairaka / Mount Albert Nature
Ōwairaka / Mount Albert, also known as Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura, is a volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) which dominates the landscape of the Ōwairaka and Mount Albert suburbs of Auckland.
20Civic Theatre Arts & culture
The Civic Theatre is a large heritage combination performing-arts theatre, live-music venue, and cinema seating 2,378 people in Auckland, New Zealand.
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