Oh, that all small-town museums could be this good! The riveting Riverton museum starts with a 16-minute film about P膩keh膩 sealer Jack Price and his M膩ori wife Hinewhitia who were stranded on the Solander Islands, far south of Fiordland. Legends behind the landscape are entertainingly told, as are anecdotes about characters including cabbage-tree rum distillers, heroic castaways and the first recorded P膩keh膩 (white European) M膩ori, James Caddell.
Inside you will also find the Riverton Visitor Information Centre, which can assist with maps, accommodation and heritage-trail brochures, as well as the Discovery Depot, where kids can examine local geology through a microscope.
