MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology)

When it's your first time going to this place, it is really fun and there is a lot of different things you can do. But after you have been once, it's not the best experience.

I was first introduced to MOTAT when I was a small child by my grandfather. Over the years I have visited a number of times - nowhere near as often as I would have liked due to moving out of Auckland - but I recently had the delightful experience of introducing my son to this magical place.

Despite its age, this is still one of the most wonderful places to bring an enquiring young mind or three, and all of the wonder and magic are still there - along with a few of the exhibits I first saw as a child - but new exhibitions are always being rotated through to keep it timely and engaging to the current generation.
I would encourage anyone with any interest in educating their child/ren as to where today's technology came from, to make the time to come and visit. Grab a family pass, or better yet grab an annual pass so you can come back as many times as you like at no extra cost. As long as you visit 3 times a year, the passes are a bargain. (And even if you don't, consider that the extra money will help keep this awesome place alive a while longer, since the great bulk of its funds come from people just like you.)

We can never get enough of MOTAT. Lots of hands on activities - always new and exciting activities and projects during the school holidays. I LOVE the old houses and school room. Fabulous - worth getting an annual pass to MOTAT.

Great interactive exhibits. Good way to kids to learn.

Aweosme day out with the kids, heaps of cool stuff to see and do