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large gallery where floor-to-ceiling portraits of Victorian-era settlers stare out from behind
their whiskers and lace; click on the terminal to learn more about the individuals that
catch your eye. Other displays include a re-created passenger-ship cabin, an awesome car
collection and a room devoted to the underground stars of Flying Nun Records.
Railway Station
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(Anzac Ave) Featuring mosaic-tile floors and glorious stained-glass windows, Dunedin's
striking bluestone railway station (built between 1903 and 1906) claims to be NZ's most-
photographed building. Head upstairs for the NZ Sports Hall of Fame ( www.nzhalloffame.co.nz ; Du-
nedin Railway Station; adult/child $5/2;
HISTORIC BUILDING
10am-4pm) , a small museum devoted to the nation's ob-
session, and the Art Station
10am-4pm) , the local
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Art Society's gallery and shop.
GALLERY
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
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( www.dunedin.art.museum ; 30 The Octagon; 10am-5pm; ) Explore NZ's art scene at this
expansive and airy gallery. Only a fraction of the collection is displayed at any given time,
with most of the space given over to often-edgy temporary shows.
Speight's Brewery
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BREWERY
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( 03-477 7697; www.speights.co.nz ; 200 Rattray St; adult/child $25/10; noon, 2pm, 4pm & 6pm Jun-Sep, plus
5pm & 7pm Oct-May) Speight's has been churning out beer on this site since the late 1800s.
The 90-minute tour offers samples of six different brews, and there's an option to combine
a tour with a meal at the neighbouring Ale House (lunch/dinner $55/61).
Olveston
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( 03-477 3320; www.olveston.co.nz ; 42 Royal Tce; adult/child $19/9.50; tours 9.45am, 10.45am, noon, 1.30pm,
2.45pm & 4pm) Although it's a youngster by European standards, this spectacular 1906 man-
sion provides a wonderful window into Dunedin's past. Until 1966 it was the family home
of the wealthy Theomin family, notable patrons of the arts who were heavily involved
with endowing the Public Art Gallery.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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