Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
The Toitū Otago Settlers Museum is a regional history museum in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its brief covers the territory of the old Otago Province, that is, New Zealand from the Waitaki River south, though its main focus is the city of Dunedin.Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Otago Early Settlers Museum” and “Otago Settlers Museum”
- Address: 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin Central, Dunedin, 9016
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunedin railway station and First Church of Otago.
Dunedin railway station
Railway station
Photo: Antilived, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunedin railway station is a prominent landmark and tourist site in Dunedin, a city in the South Island of New Zealand. It is speculated by locals to be the most photographed building in the country, as well as the second most photographed in the southern hemisphere, after the Sydney Opera House. Dunedin railway station is situated 330 metres northeast of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.
First Church of Otago
Church
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
First Church is a prominent church in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located in the heart of the city on Moray Place, 100 metres to the south of the city centre. First Church of Otago is situated 170 metres northwest of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.
Dunedin Law Courts
Courthouse
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
The Dunedin Law Courts is a notable historic building in central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. They are located at the corner of Lower Stuart Street and Anzac Square, directly opposite the city's historic railway station. Dunedin Law Courts is situated 230 metres northeast of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Exchange and Dunedin.
The Exchange
Locality
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Exchange is an area of central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. The area was the original heart of Dunedin's CBD, although that has now moved north to an area around the city's central plaza and George Street, which leads north from it.
Dunedin
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
Dunedin, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the Otago region and the second-largest city of the South Island of New Zealand. Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.
City Rise
Quarter
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
City Rise is an inner suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. One of the city's older suburbs, it is, as its name suggests, centred on the slopes which lie close to the city centre, particularly those closest to the city's original heart of The Exchange.
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.87731° or 45° 52′ 38″ southLongitude
170.50601° or 170° 30′ 22″ eastHeight
4 metres (13 feet)Operator
Dunedin City CouncilOpen location code
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way 88748713OpenStreetMap feature
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wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1431259
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In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“Toitū Otago Settlers Museum” goes by many names.
- German: “Otago Settlers Museum”
- Japanese: “オタゴ入植者博物館”
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