All activities in Wellington
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See it on your own
What you can visit without a tour in Wellington, with the gate price.
23 activities
Te Papa
must-seeFreeNew Zealand's national museum, and the most complete colossal squid ever landed.
The earthquake room simulates a quake, and the Gallipoli exhibition uses giant Weta Workshop figures. Allow three hours, not one.
museum entry is free; some temporary exhibitions are ticketed
View detailsCuba Street
must-seeFreeThe street of cafés, record shops and the bucket fountain that soaks passers-by.
Wellington roasts more coffee per head than any city in the country, and most of it is on this street.
public street, you pay for what you order
View detailsMount Victoria
FreeThe horseshoe harbour from above, and the woods where Peter Jackson filmed the hobbits fleeing.
Twenty minutes up from Oriental Bay. The wind up there is almost always violent: that is Wellington, not a bad day.
the lookout and tracks are free
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Space Place at Carter Observatory
must-seePrice unconfirmed40 Salamanca Road, Kelburn, Wellington 6012, New Zealand · 4.6/5 · 1,720 Google reviews
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Weta Workshop Experiences
must-seePrice unconfirmed1 Weka Street, Miramar, Wellington 6022, New Zealand · 4.6/5 · 4,768 Google reviews
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Hobbit's Hideaway
Price unconfirmedMount Victoria Summit, Mount Victoria, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.4/5 · 487 Google reviews
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Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne
must-seePrice unconfirmed53 Waiapu Road, Karori, Wellington 6012, New Zealand · 4.8/5 · 6,181 Google reviews
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Cable Car Museum
must-seePrice unconfirmed1A Upland Road, Kelburn, Wellington 6012, New Zealand · 4.5/5 · 2,151 Google reviews
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Wellington Cable Car
must-seePrice unconfirmed280 Lambton Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.6/5 · 7,579 Google reviews
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Adrenalin Forest Wellington
must-seePrice unconfirmedOkowai Road, Aotea, Porirua 5022, New Zealand · 4.6/5 · 763 Google reviews
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Mount Victoria Lookout
must-seePrice unconfirmedLookout Road, Hataitai, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.7/5 · 6,446 Google reviews
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Wellington Zoo
must-seePrice unconfirmed200 Daniell Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021, New Zealand · 4.5/5 · 6,475 Google reviews
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Wellington Chocolate Factory
must-seePrice unconfirmed5 Eva Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.6/5 · 719 Google reviews
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
must-seePrice unconfirmed55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.7/5 · 26,430 Google reviews
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WellyPutt Mini Golf
must-seePrice unconfirmed5 Wigan Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.9/5 · 298 Google reviews
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Wellington Botanic Garden
must-seePrice unconfirmed101 Glenmore Street, Kelburn, Wellington 6012, New Zealand · 4.6/5 · 10,370 Google reviews
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Wellington Waterfront Walk
must-seePrice unconfirmedTe Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.7/5 · 2,214 Google reviews
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Seal Coast Safari
Price unconfirmed201 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.7/5 · 63 Google reviews
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Wellington Museum
must-seePrice unconfirmed3 Jervois Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.6/5 · 2,713 Google reviews
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Beehive
Price unconfirmedGround Floor/1 Molesworth Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.4/5 · 656 Google reviews
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Archie Brothers Wellington
must-seePrice unconfirmed1 Willis Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.8/5 · 612 Google reviews
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Wrights Hill Fortress
must-seePrice unconfirmedWrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington 6012, New Zealand · 4.7/5 · 318 Google reviews
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Old Bank Arcade
Price unconfirmed233-237 Lambton Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand · 4.4/5 · 944 Google reviews
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