Itinerary
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Pass By: The Octagon, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand
Starting the tour here, learn about the amazing buildings that survive in the center of town. It survives by good luck rather than good planning.
Stop At: Dunedin Railway Station, 3074332, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
The Dunedin Railway Station is the second most photographed building in the southern hemisphere, second to the Sydney Opera House. We go inside the foyer of the station with its Royal Doulton tiled walls and mosaic floor made with approximately half a million pieces. She's currently under works so covered with scaffolding, however they've kindly printed a picture of the building on the outside!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Garden, Dunedin 9054 New Zealand
Passing Toitu we see Josephine, the first locomotive in Otago and hear its story - how it came here, how it was nearly lost to history and how it survived.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: 26/35 Queens Gardens, Dunedin 9054 New Zealand
At Queens Gardens the tale is told of the first Scottish settlers, how they were welcomed by the Kai Tahu Maori, how they dealt with rain and mud, and why it was all worthwhile.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Princes Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand
In the Exchange area we see the winged monkeys of the Cargill memorial and other fanciful shapes carved in stone.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Fable Dunedin, 310 Princes Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
In this area we admire a series of old banks from the gold rush and Wain's hotel, now called Fable which is adorned in interesting stone features
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Broadway Medical Centre Dunedin Ltd, 2 Broadway, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
Now Broadway has a medical centre but it was once the site of a large shopping centre where Mr and Mrs Loft had a shoe shop and a scandalous and tragic ending.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Speight’s Brewery, 200 Rattray Street Central City, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand
Ending the tour here, we can see more interesting buildings surrounding the area and you're welcome to stay at Speights and enjoy a drink in the restaurant and gift shop or we can continue our loop back to the Octagon where we started.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: The Crown Hotel, 179 Rattray Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
Dunedin's oldest pub