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111 places to visit across New Zealand — showing the top 60, best-reviewed first.

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Hamilton Gardens

Melville, Waikato

★ 4.7 (18982)Attraction

Auckland Domain

Grafton, Auckland

★ 4.7 (13139)Attraction

Cornwall Park

One Tree Hill, Auckland

★ 4.8 (11227)Attraction

Wellington Botanic Garden

Kelburn, Wellington

★ 4.7 (10307)Attraction

Hooker Valley track

Mt Cook National Park, Canterbury

★ 4.8 (6199)Attraction

Hamilton Lake Domain

Hamilton, Waikato

★ 4.6 (6053)Attraction

Pukekura Park

New Plymouth Central, Taranaki

★ 4.8 (5759)Attraction

Albert Park

Auckland Central, Auckland

★ 4.6 (4758)Attraction

Domain Wintergardens

Grafton, Auckland

★ 4.7 (4482)Attraction

Victoria Park

Freemans Bay, Auckland

★ 4.5 (4334)Attraction

Royal Albatross Centre

Portobello, Otago

★ 4.4 (4325)Attraction

Silo Park

Freemans Bay, Auckland

★ 4.5 (3524)Attraction

The Victoria Esplanade

West End, Manawatū-Whanganui

★ 4.7 (3384)Attraction

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Lake Tekapo, Canterbury

★ 4.8 (3328)Attraction

Te Mata Peak

Havelock North, Hawke's Bay

★ 4.9 (2505)Attraction

Abel Tasman National Park

★ 4.9 (2194)Attraction

Cornwall Park

Hastings Central, Hawke's Bay

★ 4.6 (1850)Attraction

Queen's Gardens

The Wood, Nelson

★ 4.6 (1702)Attraction

Tasman Glacier View

Lake Tekapo, Canterbury

★ 4.8 (1611)Attraction

Waipu Caves Scenic Reserve

Waipu, Northland

★ 4.7 (1592)Attraction

Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve

Pelorus Bridge, Marlborough

★ 4.7 (1519)Attraction

Christchurch Adventure Park

Cashmere, Canterbury

★ 4.7 (1497)Attraction

Taitua Arboretum

Temple View, Waikato

★ 4.7 (1449)Attraction

Whangarei Quarry Gardens

Kensington-Whangarei, Northland

★ 4.6 (1395)Attraction

Lan Yuan, Dunedin Chinese Garden

Dunedin Central, Otago

★ 4.4 (1317)Attraction

Parana Park

Hamilton East, Waikato

★ 4.6 (1292)Attraction

Te Papakura O Taranaki

Kaponga, Taranaki

★ 4.8 (1281)Attraction

Devils Punchbowl Waterfall

Arthur's Pass Village, West Coast

★ 4.7 (1226)Attraction

Taranaki Falls

Ohakune, Taranaki

★ 4.8 (1104)Attraction

Pukeiti

Oakura, Taranaki

★ 4.8 (1099)Attraction

Pollard Park

Mayfield, Marlborough

★ 4.7 (1089)Attraction

Oakley Creek Waterfall

Waterview, Auckland

★ 4.2 (1064)Attraction

Brooklands Park

New Plymouth, Taranaki

★ 4.7 (1016)Attraction

Miyazu Japanese Garden

The Wood, Nelson

★ 4.4 (966)Attraction

Isel Park

★ 4.6 (828)Attraction

Marlow Park Playground

St Kilda, Otago

★ 4.4 (803)Attraction

Botanical gardens

Hospital Hill, Bay of Plenty

★ 4.6 (760)Attraction

Tūpare

Vogeltown, Taranaki

★ 4.8 (739)Attraction

Pancake Rocks Lookout

West Coast, West Coast

★ 4.9 (709)Attraction

Maraetotara Falls

Waimarama, Hawke's Bay

★ 4.6 (638)Attraction

Mangawhai Activity Zone

Mangawhai, Northland

★ 4.8 (628)Attraction

Bason Botanic Gardens

Castlecliff, Manawatū-Whanganui

★ 4.7 (623)Attraction

Dawson Falls

Kaponga, Taranaki

★ 4.7 (575)Attraction

Piroa Falls

Maungaturoto, Northland

★ 4.6 (541)Attraction

Bushy Park Sanctuary

Pākaraka, Manawatū-Whanganui

★ 4.8 (514)Attraction

Hollard Gardens

Kaponga, Taranaki

★ 4.8 (509)Attraction

Paparoa National Park

Greymouth, West Coast

★ 4.7 (507)Attraction

Roaring Billy Falls

Mt Aspiring National Park, West Coast

★ 4.5 (454)Attraction

Rere Falls

★ 4.6 (438)Attraction

The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum

Tauwhare-Hamilton, Waikato

★ 4.7 (433)Attraction

Titirangi Reserve

Midway, Gisborne

★ 4.6 (405)Attraction

Coal Creek Falls

Greymouth, West Coast

★ 4.7 (398)Attraction

Keirunga Gardens

Havelock North, Hawke's Bay

★ 4.5 (373)Attraction

Seymour Square

Mayfield, Marlborough

★ 4.6 (367)Attraction

Pouakai Circuit Reflective Tarn

Oakura, Taranaki

★ 4.8 (339)Attraction

Gisborne Botanical Gardens

Whataupoko, Gisborne

★ 4.5 (329)Attraction

Kawaroa Park

Moturoa, Taranaki

★ 4.6 (292)Attraction

Codgers Trails

Nelson Central, Nelson

★ 4.7 (287)Attraction

Kelburn Park

Kelburn, Wellington

★ 4.4 (280)Attraction

Waitonga Falls Walk Trailhead

Ohakune, Manawatū-Whanganui

★ 4.7 (248)Attraction

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