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Lawrence Must-Do's
Tuapeka Goldfields Museum
Start your Lawrence history lesson at this excellent museum, in the Information Centre.
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Gabriel’s Gully Historic Reserve
The site of New Zealand’s first major gold rush and where remnants of machinery remain today.
Weatherstons Brewery and Daffodils
Come spring, the place is awash with daffodils. Various information plaques detail the area’s history which also includes a waterfall, woodlands garden, brewery ruins and rhododendron forest.
Lawrence Chinese Camp
During the 19th century Otago gold rush, Lawrence saw an influx of Chinese miners. A handful of their dwellings have been remodelled; further restoration is underway.
