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Goldfields Mining Centre

Tours & Packages - Cromwell/Bannockburn , Cromwell

Located on the banks of the spectacular Kawarau Gorge, the Goldfields Mining Centre is a historic reserve, protected by New Zealand's Department of Conservation to depict the life and working conditions of Otago's early goldminers.

Highlands

Adrenalin & Adventure - Cromwell/Bannockburn , Cromwell

A truly international 5 star facility, Highlands boasts multiple ways to experience the circuit at speed from McLaren’s to Porsche’s, is home to the best outdoor go-kart circuit in the southern hemisphere, showcases a safari dirt buggy adventure complete with 18ft dinosaurs and safari animals and a national motorsport museum. Onsite is also a Cafe and unique Aroma Room wine experience.

Historic Hayes

Heritage & Museums - Ranfurly/Naseby , Oturehua

Hayes Engineering Works and Homestead is the site of a fascinating 1900s engineering factory, still in working order, and a quirky 1920s house and garden, home to the remarkable and hard-working Ernest and Hannah Hayes. Tour the Engineering works, homestead and numerous farm buildings, largely built from mud brick, and discover the farming inventions that were dreamed up and manufactured here by Ernest, and sold around the countryside by Hannah, New Zealand’s first female travelling saleswoman

Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery

Heritage & Museums - Alexandra/Clyde , Alexandra

Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery is located in Alexandra, Central Otago. We are based in an impressive building with schist stone features. Opening hours: 10am – 4pm everyday except Christmas Day

Clyde Historical Museums Inc

Heritage & Museums - Alexandra/Clyde , Clyde

The Clyde Historical Museums Inc has 2 sites at 5 Blyth St and 12 Fraser St. The museums are run by a committee and staffed in part by volunteers.

Como Villa Estate

Cellar Doors & Tasting Rooms - Alexandra/Clyde , Earnscleugh

Specialising in high quality wines situated only 3kms from Alexandra on Earnscleugh Road. The property has unique historical value having had a vineyard before the turn of the century.

Cromwell Heritage Precinct

Heritage & Museums - Cromwell/Bannockburn , Cromwell

Step back into New Zealand’s past at the Cromwell Heritage Precinct.

Cromwell Museum

Heritage & Museums - Cromwell/Bannockburn , Cromwell

Managed by the Cromwell Museum Trust, the Cromwell Museum provides a fascinating insight into the unique and multi-layered history of Cromwell.

Gilchrist's Oturehua Store

Heritage & Museums - Ranfurly/Naseby , Oturehua

Perhaps the most renowned historic building in Oturehua, is Gilchrists Store, still trading today, but with an interior little changed from when first opened.

Maniototo Early Settlers Museum Inc

Heritage & Museums - Ranfurly/Naseby , Naseby

These museums highlight the early history of the numerous small settlements which make up the Maniototo region.

Ophir Post and Telegraph Office

Heritage & Museums - Alexandra/Clyde , Ophir

In October 1886 a new Post Office of schist masonry with plaster quoins and window dressings was built by stonemason Edward Booth, replacing a smaller operation in Ophir.

Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust & Cavalcade

Heritage & Museums - Cromwell/Bannockburn , Cromwell

Take a trip back through a golden era of New Zealand’s history in the South Island’s scenic Otago region

Teviot District Museum

Heritage & Museums - Roxburgh , Roxburgh

The Teviot District Museum, in Abbotsford Street, Roxburgh, is housed in the districts first Methodist Church which was built in 1872 of local stone and was used as a school room for a period in the 1

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