5 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Auckland - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

Maungawhau (Mount Eden)

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

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Auckland, New Zealand

Sky Tower

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Auckland, New Zealand

Waikumete Cemetery

Home to the unidentified remains of the 1979 Mt. Erebus Disaster.

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Auckland, New Zealand

Browns Island

This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.

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Auckland, New Zealand

OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

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Muriwai, New Zealand

Muriwai Gannet Colony

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

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18 miles from Auckland

Kaukapakapa, New Zealand

Electrum

The world's largest Tesla coil.

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21 miles from Auckland

Unique
Food & Drink
in Auckland

Bluff Oysters

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Bluff Oysters

The rarest oysters come from the bottom of the sea at the end of the earth.

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OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

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OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

In Auckland's Mount Eden neighborhood, giant chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

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Stories
About Auckland

Auckland Central Library has a vast collection of books, as well as computers with free internet access.

Why a New Zealand Library's Books Kept Vanishing, Then Reappearing

Homeless readers had been tucking volumes away so they could return to them the next day.

by Natasha Frost

October 18, 2017