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National Transport & Toy Museum - Queenstown - New Zealand
Queenstown, New Zealand

National Transport & Toy Museum

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National Transport & Toy Museum

Queenstown, New Zealand

Rating★4.7(1,596 reviews)
AddressRD 2, 891 Wanaka-Luggate Highway, Wanaka 9382, New Zealand
MuseumAttractionTop Rated

Unique museum with a collection of 50,000+ toys & vehicles, plus a picnic area, playground & shop.

Last updated: February 11, 2026

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Overview

Unique museum with a collection of 50,000+ toys & vehicles, plus a picnic area, playground & shop.

Opening Hours

Monday
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Visitor Reviews

**★★★★★ Jack Kimble — a month ago

Awesomely unique collection of cars, trucks, planes, toys, and household items (there was a collection of typewriters just hanging out? And tons of other stuff that isn't technically 'Transport & Toys'). As mentioned in other comments, it feels a bit like wandering an overstuffed garage, but that just meant there were new things to discover around every corner.

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Nowhere else have I seen such an effort to preserve not only premium vehicles but everyday ones too.

**★★★★★ Xiao Chen — 4 months ago

The Vintage Transportation Museum is a great place to visit. It has a full range of classic cars on display, all very well kept and interesting to see. There’s also a wonderful collection of old-time toys, which adds extra charm and nostalgia.

It’s an enjoyable spot for both car lovers and families. Highly recommended!

**★★★★★ Jason Russ — 4 months ago

Great place to visit, brings back memories of toys from my childhood and more recent ones my kids have had. Lots of great old cars, trucks and planes. Model trains are great also. Lots of lego put together. Very good to just walk around and non stop looking at all the pieces.

**★★★★☆ RBP — 3 months ago

This is a bit of a hard one because I loved a lot about the place and certainly the idea of it. Undoubtedly the collection is impressive and almost too much to take in. And it's understandable that the upkeep of such a private collection is no doubt costly and time consuming. It's definitely impressive, but also basically more like several sheds full of stored stuff than a 'museum'. Still recommend a visit but don't expect a pristine display, more of someone's clear love for collecting an intere

**★★★★☆ YY — 4 months ago

A huge and great museum for automobile enthusiasts!

With a myriad of cars, fighter/passenger planes, tractors, trains, tanks, ambulance, fire ambulances and model cars on display, those who are really into them could really spend hours and hours here! ✈️ 🚗 🚒 🚋 🚜

The cars aren’t really arranged in a particular fashion, with bits of an assortment kept in each hangar, with some being really dusty as they are kept on sand, perhaps for a particular reason.

The model cars selection wasn’t too huge

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