Mercer Art and History Museum is a small museum at 7 Roose Road in Mercer, just off the motorway and opposite the Mercer Cheese Shop. It shows the history of Mercer, the Waikato River and the river trade, with photos and a slide show of Mercer when the river was a busy trade route, railway station and village. It was established in memory of Caesar Roose, founder of Roose Shipping Company, who was a businessman, miller and community leader on the river.
It is open on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 2pm, and at other times by arrangement. Mercer is about 45 minutes south of Auckland and north of Hamilton. Our pick in Mercer for a stop on the way between Auckland and Hamilton.