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Kaikōura Museum-November 2024
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Nov 21, 2024

　　Housed in a modern building designed to resemble a crayfishing pot, this whizz-bang museum illuminates the region's geology and natural and social histories with well-curated exhibitions. Highlights include the fossilised remains of a plesiosaur and a mosasaur, a holographic prisoner in a padded cell, and poignant displays on the 2016 earthquake.

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Kaikōura Museum
Kaikoura
　　Housed in a modern building designed to resemble a crayfishing pot, this whizz-bang museum illuminates the region's geology and natural and social histories with well-curated exhibitions. Highlights include the fossilised remains of a plesiosaur and a mosasaur, a holographic prisoner in a padded cell, and poignant displays on the 2016...
Emporium Brewing
Kaikoura
　　Fill up a takeaway rigger or buy bottles of Emporium's tasty brews at this simple taproom. There are also escape rooms (two players $70; book ahead) and an on-site minigolf course (adult/child $10/5). Check out the hole featuring the 'earthquake cows', three bovine locals that were stranded on a tiny...
Lookout
Kaikoura
　　At the northern entrance to the Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway, overlooking the Point Kean Seal Colony. ...
Lookout
Kaikoura
　　Scenic lookout over South Bay on the Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway. ...
Point Kean Seal Colony
Kaikoura
　　New Zealand fur seals can usually be spotted lazing around on the rocks at the end of the peninsula. Give them a wide berth (10m), and never get between them and the sea – they will attack if they feel cornered and can move surprisingly fast. Since the uplift of...
Fyffe House
Kaikoura
　　Kaikōura’s oldest surviving building and the last remaining part of the Waiopuka whaling station, Fyffe House's whale-bone foundations were laid in 1844. Fronted with a colourful garden, the little two-storey cottage offers a fascinating insight into the lives of early British settlers. Interpretive displays are complemented by historic objects (including...
Point Sheep Shearing Show
Kaikoura
　　The 30-minute Point Sheep Shearing Show at the Point B&B is fun and educational. You can feed a ram, and lambs between September and February. ...
Lookout
Kaikoura
　　Scenic lookout over the seal colony at the southern end of the Kaikōura Peninsula. ...
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