Before the 2023 census, Hamilton Central had a larger boundary, covering 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi).

[4] Lonely Planet guide states that Hamilton's "main street has sprouted a sophisticated and vibrant stretch of bars and eateries that on the weekend at least leave Auckland's Viaduct Harbour for dead in the boozy fun stakes.

Later the ridge on the river side of Anglesea Street was bulldozed away, thereby flattening the area for the development of Garden Place and the central CBD around the Hamilton City Council buildings.

The museum has five levels and 13 galleries, and more than 38,000 collection objects, relating to tangata whenua, art, science and social history.

This Creative Industries Hub known as Soda Inc is an initiative in the cultural development area undertaken by Hamilton City Council in conjunction with Wintec.

[15] Modelled on a 15th-century Norfolk church, St Peter's Cathedral was constructed with ferro-concrete by Warren and Blechynden of Hamilton.

The building was extended by half in 1916 to meet the demand for more facilities, and remained the central post office until 1940 when its replacement opposite Garden Place opened.

Various other tenants include the Maori Land Court, local Members of Parliament and a Youth Resource Centre.

[28] Part of Hua O Te Atua urupa (burial ground) may remain on the site, but an archaeological assessment failed to precisely locate it.

It has been much modified, but retains an art deco Lenscrete dome, formed of glass and concrete, and is scheduled as Category A in Hamilton's proposed District Plan.

Its restoration signalled the beginning of a multimillion-dollar redevelopment at the south end of Victoria St.[33] Wesley Chambers was the first multistoreyed building in Hamilton made of reinforced concrete and the first to have a lift.

For most of its history, Wesley Chambers' upper floors were tenanted by some of the city's most prominent professional people including opticians, solicitors, accountants and dentists.

[36] The Hamilton Courthouse, a concrete building on a hill above Anglesea Street, was built in 1931.

[37] A decision was issued in January 2020 to permit demolition of the Municipal Baths at 26 Victoria St.[38] The 1912 classical entrance was demolished in the 1980s, but the bath's relatively early reinforced concrete construction had earned it a Category B Heritage classification.

[31] The Riff Raff Statue commemorates Rocky Horror Picture Show creator Richard O'Brien, who lived in Hamilton.

Weta Workshop was commissioned to create a statue of Riff Raff - one of the show's iconic characters played by O'Brien.

Located in Garden Place, Te Tiaho o Matariki was created by Neil Miller.

The curving vine-like form of the sculpture also references the nearby Waikato River which snakes through the city.

It is a suspended sculpture, consisting of a six-metre span of carbon fibre reinforced polyester resin, which represents the ripple effects of a falling stone hitting the water.

It hangs between the canopy of trees, approximately 20 metres in the air, above the Waikato Museum riverbank.

The sculpture was created by Carla Van de Veen of Te Aroha, made of Hinuera Stone.

The sundial is located in front of the Central Library on the grass lawn in Garden Place, mounted on a granite pillar.