Hidden gems: History museums in Auckland

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Auckland. This list contains 5 places from History museum category.

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Hikurangi Historical Museum
History museum
👍👍 This is a Great example of a lovely small town Museum, The volunteer on the day was very friendly and has some great stories to tell. This was possibly the best small town Museum iv'e been to so far.
4.90 (7 reviews) (~145.37 km from centre)
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Couldrey House & Garden
Museum
👍👍 What a neat place! It is a bit difficult to find. You have to go all the way to the end, and park there under the trees, otherwise it is a bit of a hike from the bottom entrance. The owners were very friendly and helpful. You can choose a guided tour or self guided. There were so many interesting t...
4.80 (59 reviews) (~35.89 km from centre)
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Morrinsville Museum
Museum
👍👍 This museum is a great rural museum that shares stories about Morrinsville history in an exciting and relevant way. It never ceases to surprise our visitors how good it is. The Mana Whenua story about the Tumuaki o Kingitanga is uniquely Morrinsville and the Mc Donald cottage is set up as represen...
4.80 (32 reviews) (~112.76 km from centre)
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The Charlotte Museum
Museum
😠 had a mostly good day here, looking at old lesbian resources and stuff. near the end my group had a chat with the lady on staff, got pretty transphobic pretty quickly without the topic even really being brought up and generally made me very uncomfortable. overall i had a fine time until then but if...
4.70 (7 reviews) (~0.59 km from centre)
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Ewelme Cottage - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
Heritage museum
👍👍 This place fascinates me, and thanks to the docent for telling us these touching stories. I couldn't help but make a short film.
4.50 (30 reviews) (~3.08 km from centre)
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