Steampunk in Oamaru

We recently took a family trip to Oamaru which is in the South Island of New Zealand. The town grew rapidly in the 1870's due to wheat and wool production combined with a good port where sailing ships anchored. The legacy of which are some really amazing limestone buildings, and rich historic culture.

Today Oamaru is a hub for creatives, where dressing in Victorian era attire not unusual, where Steampunks roam and a penny-farthing remains a perfectly acceptable mode of transport. 

We got to ride on some Penny Farthings, visited the Steampunk museum and just generally enjoyed discovering the town.

We even found some games!