Waverley

Worth seeing in and around Waverley

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Otago

   The University of Otago is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. It was established by ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council in 1869 and opened for teaching in 1871, making it New Zealand's oldest university.

   2.7 km · university in New Zealand · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Forsyth Barr Stadium

   Forsyth Barr Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. At various stages of development it was also known as Dunedin Stadium or Awatea Street Stadium, or its non-commercial official name during the 2011 Rugby World Cup and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Otago Stadium.

   1.9 km · multi-purpose stadium in Dunedin · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St. Joseph's Cathedral

   St Joseph's Cathedral is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. It is located in City Rise in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand.

   3.3 km · cathedral in Dunedin, New Zealand · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Otago Museum

   Tūhura Otago Museum, located near the city centre of Dunedin, New Zealand, adjacent to the University of Otago campus, is one of the country's largest museums and a prominent attraction in the city. The museum's extensive collections encompass natural science specimens and humanities artifacts from the Otago region and around the world, which are featured in its long-term gallery displays.

   2.9 km · public museum in Dunedin, New Zealand · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hocken Collections

   Hocken Collections is a research library, historical archive, and art gallery based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its library collection, which is of national significance, is administered by the University of Otago.

   2.2 km · research library, historical archive, and art gallery in Dunedin, New Zealand (formerly the Hocken Linrary) · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Dunedin Synagogue

   The Dunedin Synagogue is a Progressive Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in North Dunedin, on the South Island of New Zealand. It is reputedly the world's southernmost permanent synagogue, although a further synagogue operated briefly in King Edward Street, South Dunedin from late 2017 until 2019.

   3.2 km · synagogue in New Zealand · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Dunedin Botanic Garden

   The Dunedin Botanic Garden is located at the northern end of central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. The garden is close to the University of Otago and one of the city's most historic cemeteries, the Northern Cemetery, on a spur of Signal Hill and on the river plain immediately below it.

   3.1 km · botanical garden in New Zealand · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dunedin Town Hall

   The Dunedin Town Hall, also known as the Dunedin Centre, is a municipal building in the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. It is located in the heart of the city extending from The Octagon, the central plaza, to Moray Place through a whole city block.

   3 km · municipal building in Dunedin, New Zealand · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Signal Hill

   Signal Hill is a prominent landform in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located close to, and due north of, the head of the Otago Harbour and reaches an elevation of 393 m.

   4 km · hill in Dunedin, New Zealand · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Michael's Antiochian Orthodox Church

    St Michael's Antiochian Orthodox Church is a parish of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in South Dunedin, New Zealand, within the Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. The parish church, built in 1911, was the first purpose-built Orthodox church in New Zealand.

    3.1 km · church in Otago, New Zealand · Wikipedia

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Getting to Waverley

Airports

Queenstown (ZQN), 170 km

Stations

Dunedin railway station, 2.5 km

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