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Day 156: Today we are seeing Tuatara up-close at the Southland Museum in Invercargill! Join us for today’s activity as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities!

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 Today we are doing one of the free things to do in Invercargill, go to the Southland Museum! After trying a breakfast of Southland Cheese Rolls, we head to the museum. Not only is it full of exhibitions, it’s also home to a tuatarium where you can see a three-eyed lizard, the tuatara! 

The Southland Museum or “Invercargill Museum”, is among gardens in the city centre of Invercargill. When we arrive we waste no time in visiting the tuatarium which is home to tuatara, a native reptile of New Zealand. It’s known as the living dinosaur and has many fascinating facts about it. We see the oldest tuatara, Henry, who is over 110 years old! 

We spend a lot of time learning about the tuatara at the Southland Museum, but the museum in Invercargill is full of exhibitions relating to the Southland New Zealand region. Our favourite, is the Roaring 40s about the voyages from Southland to the subantarctic islands. There are loads of interactive displays, which are really impressive considering it’s a free museum. 

So what do you think of the Southland Museum? Would you visit the Southland Museum in Invercargill? LUK in the comments! 

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-- New Zealand Biggest Gap Year --

365 Days: 365 Activities

BackpackerGuide.NZ is New Zealand’s biggest online travel guide for adventure and budget travel in New Zealand. Join us, as the team behind BackpackerGuide.NZ, Robin and Laura, update the travel guide while taking on 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand! It’s New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We release new videos of the New Zealand backpacking adventure every single day, as well as New Zealand travel tips and 360 videos every Sunday so start making your New Zealand bucket list!

Read more about Southland Museum on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers: https://www.backpackerguide.nz/blog/2016/10/tuatara-cheese-rolls-southland-museum/

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