Visitor attractions in Christchurch

Garden and parks

Botanical Gardens

Hagley Park

Mona Vale

Riccarton House and Bush

Canterbury Museum

Ferrymead Heritage Park

Orana Wildlife Park

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Air Force Museum

Southern Encounter Aquarium and Kiwi House

International Antarctic Centre

Christ Church (the Anglican cathedral), the centre of the Church of England settlement was built between 1864 and 1910.

The Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, consecrated in 1905, is widely considered to be the finest renaissance-style building in Australasia.[by whom?]

Christchurch Art Gallery (A new gallery opened 2003 to replace the 1930 Robert McDougall Art Gallery situated in the Botanic Gardens).

The Christchurch Arts Centre, formerly Canterbury College and the site of "Ernest Rutherford's Den".

The Provincial Council Chambers, 1857–1865.

The Timeball Station in Lyttelton.

The New Brighton pier.

Heathcote (Christchurch) Gondola

Punting on the river Avon

The Summit Road along the top of the Port Hills and Godley Head Road provides numerous spectacular views of the area and features the buildings created as wayside rests, the Sign of the Takahe (now a function centre) and Sign of the Kiwi. The Mt Pleasant Trig offers 360° views from Lyttelton Harbour back over the hills to the southern alps and the city, and out over Pegasus Bay.

Walkways including Victoria Park, the Bridle Path and Whitewash Head, a bird sanctuary.

Mountain Biking on the Port Hills and Bottle Lake Forest. Christchurch Mountainbiking

There is a large nesting colony of spotted shags immediately south of Christchurch.