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Castles, Palaces & Historic Buildings
Visiting the City: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing: Castles, Palaces & Historic Buildings

Akaroa
A breath of French air
80 Rue Lavaud Akaroa 8161
T: +64 (0)3 304 8600 (Akaroa Information Centre)

Antigua Boatsheds
A little piece of England by the river
2 Cambridge Terrace Christchurch 8001
T: +64 (0)3 366 5885 / F: +64 (0)3 377 5801

Canterbury Club (The)
Exclusive city gentlemen's club
129 Cambridge Terrace Christchurch 8011
T: +64 3 365 0353 / F: +64 3 365 0354

Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings
Colonial seat of government
Corner of Durham and Armagh Sts Christchurch 8001
T: +64 (0)3 941 7680 / F: +64 (0)3 941 7465

Canterbury Tertiary Alliance
Study Destination
Dovedale Avenue Christchurch 8030
T: +64 3 348 2059 / F: +64 3 348 4311

Christ's College
New Zealand's oldest school
Rolleston Ave Christchurch 8001
T: +64 (0)3 379 5570 / F: +64 (0)3 379 5570

Christchurch Club (The)
Elegant, private club
154 Worcester Street Christchurch 8001
T: +64 (0)3 366 9461 / F: +64 (0)3 366 9460

City Historical Walk
Historic walk in the city
Cathedral Square Christchurch 8001
T: +64 (0)3 379 9629 (Christchurch Information Centre)

Cobb Cottage
Sea captain's sod house
Main Road Christchurch 8002
T: +64 (0)3 379 9629 (Tourist Information)

Cramner Centre
Former girls' school
Corner Montreal & Gloucesters Streets Christchurch 8011
T: +64 3 379 9629 (Christchurch Information Centre)

Cramner Courts
Imposing nineteenth-century building
Cramner Square, Christchurch 8011
T: +64 3 379 9629 (Christchurch Information Centre)

Library Chambers
Colonial architecture
109 Cambridge Terrace Christchurch 8001
T: +64 (0)3 379 9629 (Tourist Information)

Lyttelton Historic Walk
Canterbury settlers' first foothold
20 Oxford Street Christchurch 8082
T: +64 3 328 9093 (Lyttelton Information Centre)

Lyttelton Powder Magazine and Torpedo Boat Museum
Former explosives store
Godley Quay Lyttelton 8012
T: +64 (0)3 328 9093 / F: +64 (0)3 328 9094

Lyttelton Timeball Station
Historical harbour building
Reserve Road Christchurch 8012
T: +64 (0)3 328 7311

Mona Vale
Heritage gardens and house
63 Fendalton Road Christchurch 8331
T: +64 (0)3 348 9660 / F: +64 (0)3 348 7011

Nurses' Memorial Chapel
Unique nurses' memorial
Riccarton Avenue Christchurch 8011
T: +64 3 338 1657 / +64 3 389 3318

Old Stone House (The)
Building with Far-Eastern connections
30 Shalamar Drive Christchurch 8022
T: +64 3 338 9893

Onawe Peninsula
Tragic Maori fortification
Onawe Flat Road Christchurch 8160
T: +64 (0)3 304 8600 (Akaroa Information Centre)

Pilgrim's Rock
Settlers' first landing
Oxford Street Christchurch 8012
T: +64 (0)3 328 9093 (Lyttelton Information Centre) / F: +64 0 3 328 9094

Shand's Emporium
Leftover from the past
88 Hereford Street Christchurch 8011
T: +64 (0)3 366 5442 (antique shop)

Sign of the Bellbird
Old guest house
Summit Road Christchurch 8002
T: +64 (0)3 332 9889 (Port Hills Ranger Service)

Sign of the Kiwi
Historic Hillside Tea Rooms
Summit Road Christchurch 8002
T: +64 3 329 9966

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