Just past the Fitzroy Golf Course and accessible via Fitzroy Seaside Park or Peringa Park, this 83m-long bridge crosses Waiwhakaiho River and is part of the Coastal Walkway, a 13km ocean-side path. Visit on a clear day for an iconic photo op of Mt Taranaki framed by the bridge's whale-skeleton-like ribs.
香港六合彩即时开奖's must-see attractions
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
2.69 MILES
This two-headed artistic beast is arguably NZ's best regional art gallery, presenting contemporary 鈥 and often experimental and provocative 鈥 local and鈥
2.49 MILES
Lush Pukekura has 49 hectares of gardens, playgrounds, trails, streams, waterfalls, ponds and display houses. In summer, rowboats (per half-hour $15)鈥
2.52 MILES
Translating as 鈥楬ill of Chiefs鈥, Puke Ariki was once a p膩 (fortified village) site, and is now home to the i-SITE, a fab regional museum, a library, a鈥
4.98 MILES
At 156m, this craggy, steep-sided hill is almost as tall as New Plymouth's old power-station chimney down at the port (198m). Paritutu translates as 鈥
13.34 MILES
This sprawling garden, 23km south of New Plymouth, is home to thriving masses of rhododendrons and azaleas. The blooms are at their bloomin' best between鈥
2.65 MILES
Adjoining Pukekura Park, Brooklands Park is home to the Bowl of Brooklands, a world-class natural amphitheatre and sound-shell that hosts the annual WOMAD鈥
Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Park
6 MILES
About 1km offshore, these rugged islets (Ng膩 Motu in M膩ori) are eroded volcanic remnants, offering refuge for 10,000 sea birds and a colony of NZ fur鈥
22.95 MILES
A replica of the Cape Egmont Lighthouse, the Historic Cape Light & Museum is at the end of Bayly Rd, a touch further north around the coast from the鈥
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2.49 MILES
Lush Pukekura has 49 hectares of gardens, playgrounds, trails, streams, waterfalls, ponds and display houses. In summer, rowboats (per half-hour $15)鈥
2.5 MILES
The wonderfully eccentric Wind Wand at Puke Ariki Landing was designed by Len Lye 鈥 the artist who has put this town on the map in modern times. This 45m鈥
2.51 MILES
Developed in the 1980s, Puke Akiri Landing connects the city centre with the foreshore. The grassy area in front of Puke Ariki features a large, carved鈥
2.52 MILES
Translating as 鈥楬ill of Chiefs鈥, Puke Ariki was once a p膩 (fortified village) site, and is now home to the i-SITE, a fab regional museum, a library, a鈥
5. Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary
2.63 MILES
The austere Church of St Mary (1846) is NZ's oldest stone church and its newest cathedral! Its graveyard has the headstones of early settlers and soldiers鈥
2.65 MILES
Adjoining Pukekura Park, Brooklands Park is home to the Bowl of Brooklands, a world-class natural amphitheatre and sound-shell that hosts the annual WOMAD鈥
2.66 MILES
An appropriately austere stone New Plymouth landmark that presides over the Coastal Walkway and a public playground.
2.68 MILES
On top of Marsland Hill is the cacophonous 37-bell Kibby Carillon, a huge automated glockenspiel-like device that tolls out across the New Plymouth鈥