RAIN 49 MM · DAYLIGHT 11.8 H
Oceania
Dunedin
New Zealand
Best time January – March, December
Best for History · Nature · Museums
19:30
SPRING · 13° / 5°C
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The Place
Dunedin, New Zealand
City introduction
New Zealand's Edinburgh, with the world's steepest street. Dunedin was founded by Scottish Free Church settlers in 1848 and keeps the closest thing in New Zealand to a Victorian cityscape, built around an octagon in the centre of a volcanic caldera. The railway station of 1906, with its mosaic floor and Royal Doulton tiles, is one of the country's most photographed buildings; Baldwin Street on the north-east valley slope is listed by Guinness as the steepest residential street in the world. The Otago Peninsula, east of the harbour, holds albatross, penguin and fur-seal colonies, and Larnach Castle above it is New Zealand's only castle.
Getting there
Getting to Dunedin
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Explore Dunedin
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Things to see in Dunedin
Attractions
01Larnach Castle
New Zealand's only castle, built from 1871 by the banker and politician William Larnach on the Otago Peninsula.
Type Historic site
Admission Paid admission
Best time (city) Jan-Mar, Dec
Suggested city stay 3 days
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02Dunedin Railway Station
The 1906 Flemish Renaissance station with a 750,000-tile mosaic floor, once the busiest in New Zealand.
Type Historic site
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Jan-Mar, Dec
Suggested city stay 3 days
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03Baldwin Street
A residential street in North East Valley with a 35 per cent gradient, listed as the steepest in the world.
Type Landmark
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Jan-Mar, Dec
Suggested city stay 3 days
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04Otago Peninsula
The volcanic peninsula east of Dunedin, with the Royal Albatross Centre and yellow-eyed penguin colonies.
Type Park
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Jan-Mar, Dec
Suggested city stay 3 days
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05Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
The social history museum of Otago, covering Māori settlement, the Scottish migration and the gold rushes.
Type Museum
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Jan-Mar, Dec
Suggested city stay 3 days
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06Dunedin Botanic Garden
New Zealand's oldest botanic garden, established in 1863 on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city.
Type Park
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Jan-Mar, Dec
Suggested city stay 3 days
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