Queenstown

Queenstown is a world renowned resort town in the South Island of New Zealand. The town sits on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and is surrounded by the Southern Alps. Wikivoyage

Population 29,000 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

• 111AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for New Zealand

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Kiwi Birdlife Park Zoo · 560 m
• Artbay Gallery Gallery · 250 m
• Escape Quest Queenstown Attraction · 280 m
• Fear Factory Attraction · 330 m
• Queenstown Skyline Gondola Attraction · 590 m
• Queenstown Ice Arena Attraction · 720 m
• Robert Scott Memorial Memorial · 910 m
• Ivan Clarke Gallery Gallery · 110 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 6
• Burger 5
• Japanese 4
• Steak house 4
• Indian 4
• Thai 3
• Italian 3
• Tapas 2

All 73 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Queenstown Gardens 810 m across 610 m
• Queenstown Hill Recreation Reserve 1.3 km across 1.1 km
• Park Street Reserve 650 m across 830 m
• Matakauri Park 1.3 km across 1.8 km

Getting around

• Real NZ Booking House 380 m
• TSS Earnslaw 480 m

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