Best things to do Dunedin (NZ)

Tūhura Otago Museum is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

Discover fascinating stories of nature, culture and science at Otago Museum. Explore our seven galleries, Tūhura Science Centre, Tropical Butterfly Forest and the only 3D planetarium in Australasia.

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Dunedin Botanic Garden is most popular around 1 PM on Sundays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Toitu Otago Settlers Museum is most popular around 12 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

We are a museum of social history dedicated to telling the story of the people of Dunedin and the surrounding area, whose character, culture, technology, art, fashion and transport shaped New Zealand’s first great city. Our fourteen themed galleries feature interactive displays and powerful narratives tracing the human history of the area, from the earliest settlers to the most recent arrivals.

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Lan Yuan, Dunedin Chinese Garden is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Olveston Historic Home is most popular around 12 PM on Fridays. It's most quiet on Saturdays.

Olveston was built for Mr David Theomin. Built as a family home, Olveston was furnished with fine art, furniture and artefacts, purchased from all around the world. David Theomin’s daughter, daughter Dorothy Theomin lived at Olveston until her death in 1966. With no heirs to inherit, the house and the original contents were gifted to the City of Dunedin. Olveston is a time capsule as little has changed inside the house since it was occupied as a family home between 1906–1966.

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Dunedin Public Art Gallery is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

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