Invercargill
A lot of Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco and modernist movement styled buildings represent the prosperity of the Invercargill's history.
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Water Tower
(open on Sunday afternoons only)
Build in red brick the tower is 42,5m high and was completed in 1889.
Civic Theatre
Tay Street
The English Renaissance style building completed in 1906 contains a theatre and a concert hall.
St. Mary's Basilica
Tyne Street
Completed 1905 and designed by F. W. Petre. Petre was often called "Lord Concrete" because of his favourite building material.
Troopers' Memorial
Crossing of Dee and Tay Street
During the construction in 1907, the marble soldier on top was broken into three parts. An Italian craftsmen fixed it and the Memorial was unveilled in 1908. The clock is a later addition.
The three former bank buildings at this intersection are known as "Bank Corner"
Wachner Place
The place was developed in the 1980s but the clock tower was moved from the old post office and was originally installed there in 1896.
Our People - Time and Place Sculpture
Don Street
Part of that sculpture are the names of all people which lived in Invercarill in 2000. The design shall embrace the people with their time and place in the universe.
Shearing South
Shearing South - background of the wool industry in New Zealand
Southland Museum and Art Gallery
with a famous Tuatarium
Parks and Gardens
Many city gardens including Queens Park and botanical gardens.
Bluff
Bluff is a fishing and harbour town. The ferry to Stewart Island across the Foveaux Strait starts here.
The settlement is well known for the Bluff oysters, a deepwater shellfish with a sweet, succulent taste. Saison is between March and August, the Bluff Oyster Festival is held in mid-April.
Lookout at Bluff Hill - Motu Pohue
A steep road climbs up Bluff Hill (265m). At a clear day the view is extraordinary.
Maritime Museum
Display of Southland's marine history.
Paua Shell House
Corner of Marine Parade and Henderson Street
Paua shells and other Shells from all over the world.
Stirling Point
The international signpost marks the beginning or the end of SH1.
Foveaux Walkway - Glory Track
1 hour return
Start: Stirling Point
A coastal walk to Lookout Point offers the possibility of a return loop via the Glory Track which climbs to a historic World War II gun emplacement before returning ton the carpark.
