Take a short walk around this partially restored and well interpreted Chinese settlement from the 1880s.

This vanished landscape is New Zealand’s own wild west: The Bannockburn Sluicings are the scarred landscapes of a short-lived goldmining era.

Spend the night in the historic Dynamo Hut on the dramatic site of the first industrial use of electricity in New Zealand.

The tailings on this walk are nationally significant as the only complete record of dredging activity from 1863 to 1963. They're an awe inspiring sight, hundreds of metres wide like a giant’s ploughed field.

Fossick for recreational gold and explore the site of New Zealand's first major gold rush.

Golden Point Historic Reserve protects important remnants of Otago's gold mining history. It also houses unique machinery, still in working order.

The history of the Alexandra Courthouse and how Alexandra town owes its origins to the discovery of gold between Clyde and Cromwell in 1862.

A feature of Bendigo Historic Reserve is the range of relics from Bendigo’s hard-rock, quartz mining days. This has made it an important part of the Otago Goldfields Park, providing plenty of opportunities to explore what's left of that important and colourful part of the region’s past.

Mitchells Cottage is a historic stone house, built during the the gold mining era, in Central Otago's Fruitlands district.

Whites Hut sits in the middle of a once active gold mining site. Built beside the old road, together with the surrounding tussock slopes, this was part of the White's Reef Gold Mining Company’s claim secured in 1883.

New Zealand’s grandest stamper battery is about 45 minutes walk from Macetown Historic Reserve.

A leap in faith. A bridge over a canyon that in 1880 pushed design limits - a century later it became the birthplace of bungy.

Camp here and explore one of the most intact historic goldfield towns in Otago. Walk, mountain bike or 4WD around the reserve. The historic track from Arrowtown to Macetown links with the the multi-day Motatapu Track - this is a challenging 4WD drive.

Stop at the historic post office building in Naseby or camp nearby and explore the area.

Pedalling Otago’s rural heart. The famous Rail Trail takes you through traditional country towns and sheep-farming land farmed by families for many generations.

Skippers is part of Mount Aurum Recreation Reserve and saw much of Wakatipu’s 1860s gold fever. It offers dramatic views and opportunities to walk, tramp, camp, paint, kayak, mountain bike, picnic and raft.

St Bathans township lies at the base of the eastern side of the southern spur of the St Bathans Range. The town allows you to step back in time to the gold mining days.