Viaduct Harbour is Auckland's waterfront precinct — a former fishing port transformed for the 2000 America's Cup defence into a ring of restaurants, bars, and superyacht berths around an inner harbour basin. The precinct is the city's premier dining destination, especially on warm evenings when the tables outside Soul Bar, Euro, and Cibo fill with Aucklanders and the boats' mast lights reflect in the water.
The America's Cup legacy is everywhere — Team New Zealand's base is still at the head of the harbour, the AC40 and AC75 foiling yachts are often moored for maintenance, and the National Maritime Museum on the western edge (with a collection of historical vessels including the pre-WWI scow Ted Ashby, which still operates weekend sailing trips) preserves the wider maritime context. Wynyard Quarter immediately west extends the waterfront walk with more open spaces, the Silo Park playground (in a converted cement silo), and the Auckland Fish Market.
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The precinct was transformed for the 2000 America's Cup
Team New Zealand's base is at the Viaduct
Ted Ashby is a pre-WWI scow still operating at the Maritime Museum
Wynyard Quarter sits immediately west of the Viaduct
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Viaduct Harbour, Auckland CBD
