Wynyard Quarter and the Viaduct Harbour are Auckland’s lively waterfront, a former industrial wharf turned into a promenade of restaurants, superyachts, the Wynyard Crossing bridge and open-air spaces with views across the Waitematā Harbour.

Walk this order. Wynyard Waterfront → Silo Park → Wynyard Crossing → Viaduct Basin → Exit Toward the Maritime Museum.

The New Zealand Maritime Museum, Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa, on the Viaduct Harbour, tells the story of Polynesian voyagers, European settlers and New Zealand’s sailing triumphs, including the America’s Cup, with heritage boats moored outside.

Walk this order. The Quay → Museum Front → Pacific Voyaging → Immigration and Yachting → Exit Toward the Ferry Building.

The Ferry Building, built in 1912 in Edwardian Baroque style, still serves as the hub for harbour ferries to Devonport, Waiheke Island and the Hauraki Gulf islands, with restaurants under its clock tower.

Walk this order. Edwardian Facade → Clock Tower → The Quay → Ferry Departures → Exit Toward Commercial Bay.

Commercial Bay and Britomart form Auckland’s revitalised downtown, where restored Victorian and Edwardian warehouses, laneways, boutiques and eateries surround the grand Britomart Transport Centre in the old Chief Post Office.

Walk this order. Commercial Bay → Britomart Station → Takutai Square → Britomart Lanes → Exit Up Queen Street.

Queen Street is Auckland’s main street, rising from the waterfront past shops, theatres and historic buildings to Aotea Square, the civic heart beside the Town Hall and the Aotea Centre.

Walk this order. Lower Queen Street → Shops and Arcades → Civic Theatre → Aotea Square and Town Hall → Exit Toward the Sky Tower.

The Sky Tower, opened in 1997, is the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 metres. Its observation decks look out over the harbours, volcanic cones and gulf islands, and the brave can SkyWalk or SkyJump from it.

Walk this order. Street Base → The Shaft → Observation Deck → SkyWalk and SkyJump → Exit Toward Albert Park.

Albert Park is a Victorian park on the edge of the university, with a central fountain, a band rotunda, statues and huge old trees, laid out on the site of an early colonial barracks.

Walk this order. Park Gates → The Fountain → Band Rotunda → Statues and Old Trees → Exit Toward the Art Gallery.

The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is New Zealand’s largest art institution. Its historic French château-style building, joined to a modern wing with a canopy of kauri wood, holds Māori portraits, New Zealand art and international works.

Walk this order. Park Front → Historic Facade → Kauri Canopy Atrium → New Zealand Collection → Exit Toward the Domain.

The Auckland Domain is the city’s oldest park, spread over the crater of an extinct volcano. On its summit stands the Auckland War Memorial Museum, with outstanding Māori and Pacific collections, natural history and war memorial halls.

Walk this order. Domain Paths → Museum Front → The Cenotaph → Museum Halls → Exit Toward Parnell.

Parnell is one of Auckland’s oldest suburbs, with restored wooden villas, boutiques, cafés and galleries, the Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Parnell Rose Gardens, a relaxed final stop and farewell to Auckland.

Walk this order. Upper Parnell Road → Shop Fronts → Side Lane → Harbour View → End of the Tour.