National Transport & Toy Museum
The National Transport and Toy Museum in Wānaka, New Zealand is one of the largest private collections in the Southern Hemisphere and displays a large collection of items including over 650 vehicles, 23 aircraft and 100,000 toys plus thousands of miscellaneous items.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Wanaka, New Zealand
- Also known as: “National Transport and Toy Museum” and “Wanaka Transport and Toy Museum”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Warbirds and Wheels Museum and Wānaka Airport.
Warbirds and Wheels Museum
Museum
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Warbirds & Wheels in Wānaka, New Zealand was a museum displaying military aircraft and early 20th century classic and vintage automobiles and motorcycles. Warbirds and Wheels Museum is situated 370 metres southeast of National Transport & Toy Museum.
Wānaka Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: CHCBOY, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wānaka Airport is an airport serving the rural town of Wānaka in Otago, New Zealand. The airport has no scheduled commercial flights as of the end of Septmeber 2025, as Sounds Air, and Air New Zealand having ceased flights to the airport in 2025 and 2013.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luggate and Albert Town.
Luggate
Village
Luggate is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 6 between Wānaka and Cromwell, near the junction with State Highway 8A, approximately 15 km from the Wānaka township, just past Wānaka Airport. Luggate is situated 3½ km southeast of National Transport & Toy Museum.
Albert Town
Quarter
Albert Town is located to the east of Wānaka in Otago, New Zealand. Until recently only a farming settlement, the population boom in this area has led to much new development. Albert Town is situated 6 km northwest of National Transport & Toy Museum.
Hāwea Flat
Hamlet
Hāwea Flat is a rural settlement in the Queenstown-Lakes District of the South Island of New Zealand. Lake Hāwea is 5 km north. The area was named for Hāwea-i-te-raki, an ancestor of the Ngāti Hāwea hapū. Hāwea Flat is situated 9 km northeast of National Transport & Toy Museum.
National Transport & Toy Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.72265° or 44° 43′ 22″ southLongitude
169.23982° or 169° 14′ 23″ eastOpen location code
4V7F76GQ+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2662602335OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q16895737
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Romanian—“National Transport & Toy Museum” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “国立輸送・玩具博物館”
- Romanian: “Muzeul Național al Transportului și Jucăriilor din Wanaka”
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