THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Wellington

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Wellington

• Te Papa Tongarewa — The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. An average of more than 1.1 million people
• Wellington Cable Car — The Wellington Cable Car is a funicular railway in Wellington, New Zealand. The route is between Lambton Quay, the main shopping street in the central city, and Kelburn, a suburb in the hills overlooking the central city and Wellington Harbour. The cable car route rises 120 m (39
• Weta Workshop — Wētā Workshop is a New Zealand creative studio and special effects house based in Miramar, Wellington. It is privately owned by co-founders, Sir Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger. It is independent from Wētā FX, a separate company specialising in digital visual effects, and owned b
• Mount Victoria Wellington — Mount Victoria (Tangi Te Keo) is a 196m hill east of Wellington's CBD with a lookout at the summit offering 360-degree views of the city, harbor, and surrounding hills. A popular spot for sunset and a filming location for The Lord of the Rings.
• Botanic Garden Wellington — Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is a botanical garden close to central Wellington in New Zealand. It covers 25 ha of land in a valley between Thorndon and Kelburn, with Glenmore Street as a boundary along the valley floor. One of the access points is from the top of the Well
• Parliament Buildings Wellington — The New Zealand Parliament Buildings house the New Zealand Parliament and are on a 45,000 square metre site at the northern end of Lambton Quay, Wellington. From north to south, they are the Parliamentary Library building (1899); the Edwardian neoclassical-style Parliament House
• Cuba Street — is a city street in Wellington, New Zealand, known for its bohemian nature. One of the best known and most popular streets in the city, Cuba Street and the area around it have been labelled Wellington's cultural centre and the city's "creative heart". Cuba Street is k
• Wellington Waterfront — Wellington Harbour, officially called Wellington Harbour / Port Nicholson, is a large natural harbour on the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island. The harbour entrance is from Cook Strait. Central Wellington is located on parts of the western and southern sides of the harbo
• Old Saint Paul's — Old St Paul's is a historic site and city landmark in central Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The building was consecrated in 1866 and served a dual role as the parish church of Thorndon and the pro-cathedral of the Diocese of Wellington of the Anglican Church from 1
• Zealandia Sanctuary — Zealandia is a 225-hectare urban wildlife sanctuary in a forested valley near Wellington, with a predator-proof fence protecting native New Zealand birds (kiwi, kaka, takahe, tuatara), walking trails, and a nocturnal tour to see kiwi.