Baldwin Street

Baldwin Street is known the world over for its history of strange events. It makes sense that a street holding the world record for the steepest street in the world would also have some strange events to go with it!

Baldwin St used to be home to a race called the GutBuster! The Baldwin Street Gutbuster is an annual race to see who can go up, and come back down, the world’s steepest street the fastest! The current record holder was able to complete this staggering feet in just one minute and fifty six seconds! That’s an impressive time for climbing such a steep street.

Baldwin Street is also home to some more outlandish events. If racing up the world’s steepest street is a little too tame for you, how about releasing 2,000 tennis balls for charity? It’s quite a sight to see thousands of tennis balls flying down the steepest street in the world! If that’s not enough, Baldwin St also features an annual fundraiser where over 30,000 Jaffas, small chocolate confections, are released down the street. Each Jaffas is sponsored by a donor and the winner of the race receives prizes! If 2,000 tennis balls rolling down the world’s steepest road shocked you, imagine 30,000 chocolate snacks doing the same! If you are looking for a tourism experience like no other, come witness any of these wild charities that happen every year on Baldwin Street!

Baldwin St is also home to some serious accomplishments. To date, stunt drivers have driven motorcycles to the top of the street on one wheel, unicyclists have attempted the climb, and a man even made it to the top on a pogo stick! If you’re looking to test your strength, nothing compares to the challenge of Baldwin Street!

If you are heading to New Zealand and you want to see something like no other place on Earth, come visit Baldwin Street!

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