Please recommend some good places to visit in Palmerston North

Please recommend some good places to visit in Palmerston North and recommend good activities to do there. Thanks

You can stroll for a walk in beautiful Victoria Esplanade park. it has plenty to ofer including walking along river bank, playground for kids and beautiful botanic gardens.
If you are interested for Palmerston North history, please visit te-manawa museum. Entry is FREE. https://www.temanawa.co.nz/
if you a sport fan, do visit rugby museum adjacent to te-manawa.

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There are many things you can do while in Palmerston North. You can enjoy the

Cycle Or Walk The Manawatu River Pathway

Palmerston North is one of the best options to do scenic biking and mountain biking as well. You can bike or walk along the Manawatu Riverside and enjoy the scenic beauty.

Te Manawa Museum

Te Manawa Museum is the Art, Science, and History Museum of Palmerston North. You can learn about both Maori and European history at the same place.

Walk Around The Square

The Square is the center of the city, you can enjoy the duck ponds, walkways.

Explore Bledisloe Park

If you’re a nature lover then Bledisloe park is perfect for you. You can enjoy the native trees, that truly show what it would have been like before the city was developed.

The Rugby Museum

If you’re a rugby lover then you’ll surely enjoy the Rugby Museum. You can learn about the history of this national sport at the Rugby Museum.

P.S. the entry is not free, please check the price before you go

Wander Around Victoria Esplanade

Wandering around Victoria Esplanade park is also the best option for the nature lovers, you can enjoy walks around the rose garden, native bush, and exotic arboretum. There’s miniature scenic railway track for kids to enjoy.

Hokowhitu Lagoon

Hokowhitu Lagoon is the place to relax with a picnic, there are also some tacks to walk around to enjoy the lake.

Other than the above-mentioned things, there are some small cities like Shannon, Ashurst, Feilding, and Foxton where you can go and enjoy the beauty of these small cities.

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@Tayyaba Victoria Esplanade is my favorite, great park to spend an afternoon with the kids. We love their Wildbase Recovery center for healing native species.