Sights in Auckland

Auckland has few gay sights in the narrower sense, but queer culture can be combined well with the city's highlights. The center of the scene is Karangahape Road, or K Road for short, which has been considered an alternative and queer neighborhood for over a hundred years. Between bars, record stores, galleries and cafés, a stroll here will show you where gay Auckland is at home. Around it are the classic destinations: the Sky Tower with a view over the city, the Auckland War Memorial Museum, the harbour on the viaduct and the offshore islands in the Hauraki Gulf, which can be easily integrated into a day.

The highlight of the queer calendar is Auckland Pride, which runs for several weeks every year in February and bundles numerous events throughout the city. These include the Big Gay Out, a large open-air festival that is one of the most famous queer events in the country. New Zealand decriminalized homosexual acts in 1986 and in 2013 was one of the first countries in the region to introduce same-sex marriage, which still shapes the city's open vibe today. If you want to learn more about the queer side of Auckland, stick to K Road and Ponsonby or simply explore the scene on foot. From the observation tower to K Road at night, the following locations will take you to the stations that are worth visiting.