Top rated Tourist attractions in Oamaru

Experience the best that Oamaru has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 13 places from Tourist attraction category.

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Oamaru Public Garden
Garden
Opened in 1876, this 34-acre garden features a marble fountain, a playground, an aviary & more.
4.70 (912 reviews)
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Oamaru Lookout Point
Tourist attraction
πŸ‘ Took Mum and Dad for a trip on the 29th Sep 2020. Great View but freezing cold πŸ₯ΆπŸ₯ΆπŸ₯Ά one of the young boy next to our car πŸš— was eating a big tub of ice cream 🍨!!! OMG 🀣🀣🀣 I guess led I choose the wrong tune to went, we need to go at hot summer time ❣️ Boys and Girls ! Don’t forget to find your...
4.70 (403 reviews)
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Whitestone City
Tourist attraction
πŸ‘πŸ‘ It's a small place that used to be a grain and seed storage room but you will fun have here if you enjoy seeing Victorian objects. It's an interactive museum so you can touch absolutely everything. They have a barber shop, a grocery shop, newspaper office, doctor's place, a carousel and the old trai...
4.70 (159 reviews)
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Oamaru's Victorian Precinct
Tourist attraction
πŸ‘πŸ‘ This amazing street looks fab and while walking it gets the feel of europeon streets.The buildings looks very historic and omaru does have good beauty yhrough this street.
4.60 (791 reviews)
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Bushy Beach Scenic Reserve
Nature preserve
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Easy walk to beach and the lookout. Even if there were no seals the sea views are lovely. We were lucky as there were a couple of seals resting on the pathway to the beach. After a quick look from the distance we left them at peace.
4.60 (259 reviews)
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Forrester Gallery
Art gallery
Gallery in a 19th-century neoclassical building with a regional art collection & rotating exhibits.
4.60 (57 reviews)
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Grainstore Gallery
Art gallery
🫀 Disappointing after reading a few fair reviews, it looked like a neglected old mill storage with high ceilings large open sliding barn doors. Hardly anything to see,looks like someone moved out in a hurry and left some junk behind. What an iery experience with no-one present..
4.60 (54 reviews)
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Steampunk HQ
Museum
Niche museum housed in a grain elevator with multimedia sci-fi exhibits focused around steam power.
4.50 (1.8K reviews)
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Friendly Bay
Tourist attraction
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Another super scenic beach that new zealand is so full of.
4.50 (136 reviews)
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St Patrick's Basilica
Catholic church
πŸ‘πŸ‘ As far as a place of worship, the building attracts just as many to appreciate its immense beauty. From the outside, it dominates all buildings that surround it. Potentially imposing, the history and passion involved in its design and construction are apparent as soon as you climb the steps and ven...
4.50 (85 reviews)
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Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony
Tourist attraction
Attraction with a grandstand where visitors can observe blue penguins in the wild.
4.30 (2.2K reviews)
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Waitaki Museum & Archive
Museum
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Lovely local history museum. Entry is free with an optional donation that wasn’t pushed on us. Henry wandered over and gave us some amazing insights about the displays and how they relate to each other. Lots of information and don’t forget to have a look in the drawers they’re full of little treasur...
4.30 (44 reviews)
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Yellow eyed penguin colony
Bird watching area
πŸ‘πŸ‘ This little stretch of coastline really does have yellow-eyed penguins crossing the beach each evening after 3pm. My uncle used to care for them - what a loving chore Uncle Jim... thank you for all you've done! However you won't see any in my pics because ever the fresh pic hunter, I figured they'd...
4.20 (133 reviews)
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