MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology)

Sprawling across two sites in Auckland, MOTAT houses one of the Southern Hemisphere's most impressive transport collections, from vintage motorcycles to full-sized aircraft suspended in vast hangars. Kids and transport enthusiasts alike lose hours exploring the hands-on interactive exhibits, vintage trams you can actually ride, and cockpits of real helicopters and planes. The museum captures the quirky ingenuity and engineering spirit that shaped New Zealand's unique relationship with movement and technology.