Auckland Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum (or simply the Auckland Museum) is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history (and especially the history of the Auckland Region), natural history, as well as military history.
The museum is also one of the most iconic Auckland buildings, constructed in the neo-classicist style, and sitting on a grassed plinth (the remains of a dormant volcano) in the Auckland Domain, a large public park close to the Auckland CBD.
Address: Domain Drive, The Domain, Parnell; Telephone: (0)9 309 0443; Website: www.aucklandmuseum.com; Transport: City tour buses, the Link bus and public services 645 and 655 stop on Parnell Road, five minutes walk away; Opening time: Daily from 10am to 5pm; Admission: A NZ$5 donation is suggested (adults). The Maori performance requires an admission of NZ$15 (concessions available) and this includes the museum donation
Sky Tower
The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. It is 328 metres (1,076 ft) tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, and the 12th tallest member of the World Federation of Great Towers. Due to its shape and height, especially when compared to the next tallest buildings, it has become an iconic Auckland structure, often used in logos and promotions.
Address: Sky City Complex, Victoria and Federal Streets; Telephone: (0)9 363 6000; E-mail: skytower@skycity.co.nz; Website: www.skycity.co.nz; Opening time: Daily from 8.30am to 11pm (12pm on weekends); Admission: NZ$20 (adults), NZ$8 (children). Other concessions are available. To climb to the Sky Deck level is an extra NZ$3