Lake Wakatipu Waterfront Walk

Steamer Wharf is recognizable by the classic, black-hulled steamship TSS Earnslaw tied to its edge, a vessel that has docked here for over a century. The precinct consists of a row of buildings housing bars and restaurants that hug the…

The bronze statue of William Gilbert Rees stands upon a stone boulder along Marine Parade, overlooking the waters of Lake Wakatipu. Rees, who lived from eighteen twenty-seven to eighteen ninety-eight, was an explorer and surveyor who…

The Queenstown War Memorial is a stone archway marking the entrance to the Queenstown Gardens. Unveiled on Anzac Day in nineteen twenty-two, it was designed to be prominently visible from the waterfront to ensure that both residents and…

Queenstown Bay Beach is characterized by its stretch of stony shore and its position directly against the downtown area of Queenstown. Before this was a town, the Māori people knew this specific shallow bay as Tāhuna. It served as a…

The Queenstown Gardens occupy a peninsula extending into Lake Wakatipu, defined by a dense, protective forest of mature Douglas firs and other exotic trees. This botanical landscape was established in eighteen sixty-six, when the borough’s…

The Queenstown Gardens occupy a peninsula jutting into Lake Wakatipu, defined by a dense canopy of towering Douglas firs and heritage trees. Established in eighteen sixty-seven, this reserve was set aside by the first local council during…

The Robert Falcon Scott Memorial in the Queenstown Gardens is centered on an immense natural boulder deposited by a glacier, likely from the head of Lake Wakatipu. Two stone tablets are attached to this rugged, erratic rock, one listing…