Museum
Museum Building
13 locals recommend
Location
11 The Esplanade
Mercury Bay, Waikato
Tips from locals
The Coromandel Peninsula's most visited museum with exhibits about the Polynesian navigator Kupe, Maori artifacts, the Endeavour and James Cook, HMS Buffalo (sunk 1840), kauri timber and gum, the old dairy factory in which the museum is housed, early settlers' records and photographic collection, natural history displays and the History of Fishing display. Screening room featuring: "Twelve Days - Capt James Cook in Mercury Bay" (35 minutes).
The Coromandel Peninsula's most visited museum with exhibits about the Polynesian navigator Kupe, Maori artifacts, the Endeavour and James Cook, HMS Buffalo (sunk 1840), kauri timber and gum, the old dairy factory in which the museum is housed, early settlers' records and photographic collection, na…
Find out about the early history of Whitianga from the Kauri and flax milling to gold and gum diggers
Great museum, vibrant and interactive displays of local history and personalities. For a little town, we've lived a lot of life!!
Rich in displays , interactive and static and the most comprehensive explanation of the history of migrations to this region.