Sights & Attractions in Christchurch and Canterbury

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Akaroa Historic Area Walk Amble along the narrow streets past old-fashioned little cottages...	Trails	Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula

Akaroa Museum Along the waterfront from the Garden of Tane to Jubilee Park...	Museums / Galleries	Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula

Antigua Boat Hire & Cafe Built for the Christchurch Boating Club in 1882, this green-and-white...	Marinas / Piers	Christchurch

Bridge of Remembrance Arching over Cashel Street, this Oamaru, limestone, memorial...	Bridges / Tunnels	Christchurch

Captain Robert Falcon Scott statue Scott of the Antarctic (1868-1912), who stayed in Christchurch...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Christchurch


Firefighters Memorial Local artist Graham Bennett used crooked girders from the collapsed...	Memorials / Monuments	Christchurch

Hagley Park Once cultivated Maori land, Hagley Park was developed by Pakeha...	Parks	Christchurch

Okains Bay The contrast of the rim of the old volcanic cone and the coves...	Bodies of Water	Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula

Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum This collection of buildings contains 20,000 Maori and 19th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula

Pleasant Point A 20-minute drive northwest from Timaru is Pleasant Point, an...	Memorials / Monuments	Timaru

Provincial Council Chambers This impressive complex of Gothic Revival stone and wooden buildings...	Government Buildings	Christchurch

South Canterbury Museum Anything to do with South Canterbury's past gets covered here...	Museums / Galleries	Timaru

St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church One of the bells in this church's belfry came out with the Canterbury...	Religious Sites	Christchurch

Suffrage Memorial At this writing this bronze memorial wall, unveiled in 1993 and...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Christchurch

Victoria Square This square was named for Queen Victoria in her jubilee year...	Historic Districts / Sites	Christchurch
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