Sights, Museums & Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand

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A walking tour of ChristchurchThrough the rebuilt city centre.

Twenty-nine things to do in ChristchurchThe city’s sights one by one.

The best things to see in ChristchurchA guide for a first visit.

Punting on the Avon and the tramThe city from the river and the tram.

Punting on the Avon in 4KA quiet ride past the Botanic Gardens.

A walk through the Botanic GardensFrom the punting sheds into the gardens.

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Christchurch · Sights, Museums & Gardens

Sights, Museums & Gardens in Christchurch

The Botanic Gardens, the Avon, the Transitional Cathedral and the Antarctic Centre. Each name has its own page; the About and Explore buttons there open an AI search for current details.

Name	Kind	What it is
Christchurch Botanic GardensRolleston Avenue, beside Hagley Park	Garden	Gardens on a loop of the Avon River.
Hagley ParkWest of the city centre	Park	One of the largest city parks in New Zealand.
Punting on the AvonAntigua Boat Sheds or Worcester Street	River trip	Punts poled along the river through the gardens.
Christchurch TramwayCity centre loop	Heritage tram	Restored heritage trams on a city loop.
Transitional CathedralLatimer Square	Church	The "Cardboard Cathedral" by Shigeru Ban.
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o WaiwhetūMontreal Street	Gallery	The city’s public art gallery.
New Regent StreetCity centre	Historic street	Pastel Spanish Mission-style street of the 1930s.
Quake CityCity centre	Museum	The story of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Christchurch GondolaPort Hills, Heathcote Valley	Gondola	Views over the city, the plains and Lyttelton Harbour.
International Antarctic CentreNear the airport	Visitor centre	Antarctic storm room, little blue penguins and Hägglund rides.
Orana Wildlife ParkNear the airport	Wildlife park	Open-range zoo with African animals and native species.
Willowbank Wildlife ReserveNorth of the city	Wildlife park	Native birds, kiwi and farm animals.
TūrangaCathedral Square	Library	The new central library and its rooftop terrace.

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