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Museum, library, visitor information centre, restaurant and cafe.
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A kinetic sculpture designed by Len Lye. It is a 45m pole, with a soft red light on top at night, that moves in the wind.
One of New Zealand's finest collections of Modern Art. Has a very good cafe and gift shop. Attached to it is the Len Lye Centre, which opened in 2015 in a shiny new extension and houses a collection of works by kinetic artist Len Lye.
Volunteer run observatory
New Plymouth Society of Model & Experimental Engineers Inc
Volunteer run sit-on model railway, offers rides around a track on a house sized plot.
The city's botanical gardens. Excellent and well worth walking around. There are themed garden areas, small ponds and "lakes", attractive bridges and wonderful trails. This park was filmed as the Imperial Army Parade area and Palace in The Last Samurai. Attached to the park is Brooklands a further large park, with concert stage and a small zoo.
The World of Music, Arts and Dance festival.