Fred Ambler Lookout is a tourist attraction on Gladstone Road in Parnell, Auckland, rated 4.5. A good city lookout works differently to a rural one: there's rarely a walk-in required, so it earns its visitors by being an easy, five-minute stop rather than a planned outing, which means the view has to do more of the work on its own. Regulars know the best light for photos over a harbour or skyline view usually comes early morning or in the last hour before sunset, when the haze that builds up over a city during the day has settled. A bench or a spot to actually stand and take it in, rather than just a gap in the trees, is often what separates a lookout worth stopping at from one you drive straight past. In Parnell, Fred Ambler Lookout is that kind of quick, worthwhile detour.