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Bill Richardson Transport World

  1. Southland
  2. Invercargi̇ll Museum

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Bill Richardson Transport World
Vast automotive museum showcasing vintage motors & old fashioned petrol pumps with kids play areas.
Address: 491 Tay Street, Hawthorndale, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
Phone: 0800 151 252
State: Southland
City: Invercargill
Zip Code: 9810


Opening Hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Reviews
The museum is huge.nThere is an amazing collection of cars, trucks, tractors, all related to transport.nThere are some World of Wearable Art dresses!nThe bathrooms are also decorated with.nIt is worth a visit, you need at least 2 hours to visit.
What is so impressive about this place is the quantity and quality of the exhibits. The trucks, cars, wearable art, Matchbox toys and even the hundreds of toys from McDonalds have not only been collected, but they have been presented, and in most cases presented beautifully, with shiny paint and all.nnThis is a classy transport museum, and, I would think, world class. It's a real credit to all those who have put it together and continue to maintain it.
What a great place this is.nnEntrance fee seemed high. But it was well worth it. Easily spend a whole day and our grandchikdren were free.nnGreat for kids, lego room. Lots of little areas to explore. Matchbox car play area etcnnGenuinely a well done to the team there, 7 of us visted and all loved it.nnAll the vehickes were well displayed and looked after.nnNot so keen on the diner food. Burgers were dry. Drinks were all good.
Next stop was the world famous Bill Richardson Transport World Museum. Unfortunately the sister classic NZ “”Dig This Invercargill” attraction where people can try their luck at driving heavy digging gear was closed. Never the less the Transport Museum certainly impressed! It is truly an ‘International grade” facility and a must for any heritage car and bus fan who could spend weeks in here. Its primarily a privately held collection, with many unique exhibits that no longer exist anywhere else in the world and all presented beautifully in both restored and original preserved condition, complete with humidity controlled environment.nnIn fact this trip has revealed how immensely amazing New Zealand is when it comes to preservation of ALL transport history. Planes, road vehicles, tractors, trains… you name it. There are literally thousands of unique exhibits here in excellent condition. Here, because of New Zealand’s tendency to receive “hand me down” equipment from overseas around the time everyone else considered them junk and otherwise scrapped them. New Zealanders would then go on to care for them well, over extremely long lives in service and then they would pass into preservation without being scrapped because they had space to store them. A well trained and mechanically minded work force has also worked in their favour.nnThe biggest problem with the Bill richardson facility is its immense size and offerings. A transport fan could spend a week in here and still not be across all the marvellous vehicles and the amazing stories behind them. A typical tourist can do the place in a few hours..but be aware.. you'll skim over a hell of a lot of it.nnThere is an authentic American style diner attached to the front that's an interesting feed if you're into tat kind of thing.
An impressive collection of transport memorabilia. Entry price reflects the quality and quantity of this collection.nYou'll certainly need morethan an hour to truly appreciate the vastness or perhaps even a second visit.nThe gift shop was a little overpriced on some items but still items affordable for most budgets. Ran out of time to visit the diner.nDon't forget to check out the themed bathrooms.
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