New Plymouth CBD Travel Guide
Popular places to visit
Wind Wand
Be impressed by this kinetic sculpture as it drifts back and forth in the Taranaki wind on New Plymouth’s lovely coastal walkway.
Puke Ariki
Learn about local history in interactive exhibits, eat award-winning food and find useful visitor information at New Plymouth’s ground-breaking cultural center.
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Discover why New Plymouth is one of New Zealand’s cultural capitals. Inspire your own creativity at this award-winning contemporary art gallery.
Saint Mary's Church
Admire a building steeped in reverence and tradition as you visit New Zealand’s oldest standing stone church and walk through its surrounding grounds.
Bowl of Brooklands
Enjoy the great outdoors with a picnic lunch and a bushwalk or watch a live concert at this one-of-a-kind venue set in a beautiful grass amphitheater.
Pukekura Park
Relax in the sun and see a diverse range of native and exotic plant life at one of the country’s premier botanical gardens.
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Other neighbourhoods around New Plymouth CBD
Lower Vogeltown
While there might not be top attractions in Lower Vogeltown, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Brooklands Zoo and Pukekura Park.
Welbourn
If you're spending some time in Welbourn, Pukekura Park and TSB Stadium are top sights worth seeing.
Brooklands
If you're spending some time in Brooklands, Brooklands Zoo and Bowl of Brooklands are top sights worth seeing.
Lynmouth
While Lynmouth may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Yarrow Stadium and Centre City Shopping Centre.
Strandon
While visiting Strandon, you might make a stop by sights like Fitzroy Beach and East End Reserve.
Vogeltown
Vogeltown might not have many top sights, but Brooklands Zoo and Bowl of Brooklands are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
- Pukekura Park
- Centre City Shopping Centre
- Wind Wand
- Puke Ariki
- TSB Showplace
- Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
- Saint Mary's Church
- Richmond Cottage
- Observatory
- Te Henui Walkway
- Huatoki Walkway
- Real Tart Gallery
- Kawaroa Park
- Bowl of Brooklands
- Fitzroy Beach
- Oakura Beach
- Taranaki Base Hospital
- Brooklands Zoo
- Coastal Walkway
- Te Rewa Rewa Bridge
- Back Beach
- Lake Mangamahoe
- TSB Stadium
- Paritutu Rock
- The Goblin Forest
- Sugar Loaf Marine Reserve
- Yandle Park
- Sentry Hill Winery
- Pouakai Zoo Park