SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium sits beneath the surface of Tamaki Drive, occupying a network of decommissioned underground sewage storage tanks that had been sitting empty since the nineteen sixties. You can identify the site by its…
Best of Auckland
Take a tour of Auckland’s most famous landmarks, from its sparkling harbor and towering architectural sights to its historic parks and dramatic volcanic cones.
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1. SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
2. New Zealand Maritime Museum
The New Zealand Maritime Museum, known as Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa, sits on Hobson Wharf at the edge of the Viaduct Harbour. You can identify the entrance by the large yacht KZ One, which was used in the nineteen eighty-eight America’s Cup…
3. Viaduct Harbour
Viaduct Harbour is a sheltered basin of water marked by its collection of modern yachts and superyachts, surrounded by a dense edge of upscale apartments, offices, and restaurants. Its name comes from a mechanical bridge that once spanned…
4. Sky Tower
The Sky Tower rises above the Auckland Central Business District as a slender, needle-like spire clad in reflective glass. Standing three hundred twenty-eight meters tall, it serves as both an observation deck and a critical hub for…
5. Queen Street
Queen Street is the primary artery of Auckland, stretching roughly three kilometers from the waterfront to the Karangahape Road ridge. You can identify the lower portion of the route by a slight bend in the road, which follows the path of…
6. Albert Park
Albert Park is marked by a large, Victorian-era cast iron fountain at its center, surrounded by formal flower gardens and a network of pathways that climb the hillside. Before the park was laid out in the eighteen eighties, this high point…
7. Auckland Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum is unmistakable for its massive, neo-classical facade, which features a prominent colonnade of stone pillars designed to mirror the ancient Parthenon in Athens. Perched atop Pukekawa, a dormant volcanic…
8. Maungawhau / Mount Eden
Maungawhau rises one hundred and ninety-six meters above sea level as the highest natural point on the Auckland isthmus. This dormant scoria cone, formed by volcanic eruptions twenty-eight thousand years ago, is defined by a deep,…
9. Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill
Maungakiekie is a one hundred eighty-two meter volcanic peak topped by a white stone obelisk. Its Māori name, Maungakiekie, refers to the kiekie vine that once grew in abundance on its slopes, while its European name, One Tree Hill,…