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National Transport and Toy Museum

851-905 Wanaka Luggate Hwy Luggate, Wanaka 9382, New Zealand
64-3-443-8765
Ranked #8 of 15 attractions in Wanaka
4.0 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
Type: Speciality Museums, Museums
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Sunshine Coast Australia
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

The amount of toys,cars trucks and various planes is mind blowing. To think that 1 person has collected all this is amazing.The collection of toys will thrill any young child as well as bringing back childhood memories for the gown ups

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Sydney, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

So many types of toys and transport from bygone eras. Mecca for the guys who into vintage & classic cars and trucks. Such amazing memorabillia.

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Santa Rosa, California
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

The guy that owns this place is the definition of a hoarder. It is quite a fascinating collection, everything from a rickshaw to airplanes to every toy you remember, some not looking too great. We enjoyed spending about 90 minutes here.

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

I took my 7yr old son here yesterday to fill in some time. it was awesome i only wish we had the whole day to wander around the exhibits. There is so much to see and my son loved the pedal cars heaps. I will be back soon making the trip from christchurch especially.

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Riverton, New Zealand
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

This was my second visit and I still spent 3 hours looking around. Nothing is really curated or labelled but most of it is pretty obvious. The toys are brilliant for taking you back to your childhood and the more you look the more you see - there's a sort of order but the museum really needs the extra space... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

This museum is just like a very very very old big (extremely big) storage. They got loads of old toys, old cars, old planes, old bikes, old motorbikes, old typewriter, old everything.. :) It's interesting, though. Worth visiting.

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Australia
Top Contributor
57 reviews 57 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

Whilst there are certainly lots of things to look at it looked like it had been pretty much thrown together in a shed. We just ended up looking around in the front of the shop area (which was free) but not going on to see the cars (pics by other travellers on tripadvisor)

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Wollongong, Australia
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49 reviews 49 reviews
Reviews in 32 cities Reviews in 32 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012

A huge range of toys and cars. Excellent for children and adults alike.

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devon
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012 via mobile

Really worth a visit an amazing collection of old cars and toys. Saw first cars we drove as learner drivers.

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Alberta
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

This place looks more like a junk yard than a museum. It is very cluttered, unorganized, & has a poor presentation. Most of the cars look like they came out of a salvage yard with dents & mismatched paint on the fenders. They are full of junk like dolls & teddy bears. There is potential with their product, but it... More

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