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Top 14 Best Things to Do in Wellington - 2024

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Updated May 2024
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    "The National Museum of Tipapa in New Zealand is an important museum dedicated to the history of Australia's indigenous culture and paleontology. The collection of fossils of many ancient animals here is very amazing, and the Maori cultural exhibition here is also colorful, showing the cultural characteristics of New Zealand in all directions, making people linger."
    Te Aro.Wellington Central Business District
    661m from downtown
    Highlights: The Te Papa National Museum of New Zealand is the largest museum in the southern hemisphere, located on the waterfront pier in Wellington, founded in 1963. The museum's name is Tepapa Tongarewa in Maori, which means "vessel of treasure". The museum has a rich collection of Maori culture, as well as Maori halls and art exhibits from the Pacific. If you want to know about the customs and history of New Zealand, come here. The museum is divided into six floors. The first floor hall is lined with museum shops and cafes. The second to sixth floors display different themes such as geology and biology, changes in landforms, Maori survival and culture, folklore and art, and outdoor sculpture balconies. There are many interesting interactive displays in the museum. In the House of Earthquakes, you can feel the shock of the shaking of the earth and the mountains. You can also have face-to-face close contact with the king physalis squid, and watch 3D animations to understand the mystery of its life. There are also facilities such as a "discovery center" built for children. In addition to these permanent exhibitions, the museum often holds some short-term contemporary art and cultural exhibitions and other events, which require separate tickets to visit. The museum itself is also very interesting. Before leaving, don't forget to stand in front of the exhibition hall to see this expensive building and the sculpture in front of it - the tree twisted out of wire, it looks like the real thing .
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    "The mountains near Wellington are green, blue sea and blue sky, and the scenery is beautiful. The climate is mild and the seasons are like spring. Wellington has a mild and humid climate and is a famous tourist attraction in the South Pacific. The climate is warm!"
    Mount Victoria
    1.4km from downtown
    Highlights: Mount Victoria is 196 meters high and is located on the east side of Wellington City. It was used as a lookout in the past. The Maori called it "Matairangi", which means a place to look at the sky. Now there is a viewing platform (MountVictoriaLookout) on the top of the mountain, which is a good place for a 360-degree panoramic view of Wellington and the beautiful harbour scenery. Mount Victoria is also the filming location for the first film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The escaped Hobbit escaped the pursuit of the Black Knight in the dense forest on the mountainside, which is far from the bustling city of Wellington. Just a few minutes away. From Oriental Parade (Oriental Parade) or (Majoribanks Street) (Majoribanks Street), you can go up the mountain along the walking path. On both sides of the winding road are the small villas of Wellington's wealthy people, and a modern house with a lot of personality is very beautiful. After arriving at the observation deck on the top of the mountain, you can see the whole picture of the seaside city and the ferry boats crossing the bay. When the weather is fine, you can clearly see the Wellington Airport and the planes taking off and landing. Not far from the viewing platform is a triangular cone, a monument to the famous Antarctic explorer Major General Richard Byrd. Follow the extended line on the edge of the triangular cone at night to find the location of the Southern Cross.
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    4.4/5
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    "Wellington Monorail is the main vehicle to Victoria Hill. It is a red cable car that is the same car and takes about 20 minutes to go back and forth. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Victoria Hill for 4 weeks along the way, and the condescension is very different."
    Wellington Central.Lambton Quay
    263m from downtown
    Highlights: Come to Wellington and enjoy stunning views of the city and harbour from the cable car. The monorail cable car route is 610 meters long. The cable car departs from the city every 10 minutes. It traverses the highway at a slow and leisurely rhythm that has not changed for a century. The terminal is the Wellington Botanical Garden. A hundred years ago, this cable car was responsible for the transportation connection between the city and the residential area on the mountain. It is still loved by Wellingtonians and has become an eternal urban memory here. Take the cable car to the top of the mountain, lean on the observation deck and look down, and you will have a panoramic view of Wellington. There is a cable car museum next to the lookout, telling the legendary life of this monorail.
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    "The National Parliament Building and its complex in downtown Wellington are among the sights marked on Google Maps and well-known landmarks in Wellington. The square in front of the Parliament building has a statue of former Prime Minister Richard John Seiden (Richard John Seddon). Richard John Sedden, the greatest politician in New Zealand's history, came to New Zealand in 1866 and served as prime minister of New Zealand from 1893 to 1906, the longest-serving prime minister of the government in New Zealand's history. He was remembered for making New Zealand the first country in the world to have the right to vote by promoting legislation in 1893. The Houses of Parliament complex in Wellington consists of three buildings, the Houses of Parliament, built in 1922, and the Library of Congress, built in 1876. The four-story government building is one of the world's most famous all-wood buildings. The building scale is the first in the southern hemisphere. There are many earthquakes in New Zealand. The wooden structure of the building uses the shape of the hive and the arches are connected to each other, so that the whole building is very earthquake-resistant. Its structure is the world's first. [Cost-effective] Free visit, the price denominator is 0, the price is infinite when visiting locally, but if you fly from other countries, count the air ticket money, it will not be infinite again. [Fun] Because it belongs to the historical and political attractions of humanities and society, it does not belong to the natural landscape, so the fun is not infinite."
    Pipitea.Wellington Central Business District
    958m from downtown
    Highlights: Wellington's Parliament Buildings complex includes three major buildings: the "Hive" built in 1980, the Parliament Building built in 1922, and the Library of Congress next to it. One that stands out is the Beehive, a building designed by British architect Sir Basil Spence that has long been the subject of debate, with some seeing it as a city icon and others as nondescript. The Houses of Parliament is a stately Gothic building, and a 1-hour free tour is provided every day for you to better understand Wellington.
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    "Wellington Botanical Garden is the largest botanical garden in New Zealand, and it is very large and contains many rare plants from around the world. Although it is located in the cold belt, you can see many tropical plants in the warm shed, and the spring and summer flowers are in full bloom, very beautiful."
    Kelburn
    895m from downtown
    Highlights: The Wellington Botanic Garden covers an area of 25 hectares. There are not only exotic flowers and plants in the southern hemisphere, but also famous flowers and trees in the northern hemisphere! What roses in France, camellias in China, coral trees in Brazil, "Devil's Hand" in Argentina, phoenix trees in the Canary Islands, beech in Australia, fir trees in Norfolk, cedar in Africa, tulip tree in North America , Dutch tulips, Japanese cherry blossoms, everything, by no means a boring botanical garden. There are footpaths in the park, and it is a very pleasant thing for everyone to walk in this piece of red and green. But if you want to walk all the way, you need to spend a whole day! If you want to visit the essence, it is recommended to visit the Lady Norwood Rose Garden on the east side of the park. From November to May of the following year, more than 300 kinds of roses are in full bloom in the concentric-shaped courtyard, and the fragrance is overwhelming. If you have good eyes and ears, you will also encounter wonderful open-air concerts held on the stage in the courtyard from time to time.
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FAQ

What are some Best Things to Do in Wellington?
Some Best Things to Do in Wellington include:Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|Mount Victoria|Wellington Cable Car|New Zealand Parliament Buildings|Wellington Botanic Garden
What are some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Wellington?
Some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Wellington include:Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa:4.5|Mount Victoria:4.5|Wellington Cable Car:4.4|New Zealand Parliament Buildings:4.3|Wellington Botanic Garden:4.5
At what locations in Wellington can Best Things to Do in Wellington be found?
The Best Things to Do in Wellington are mainly located in:Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa:Te Aro|Mount Victoria:Mount Victoria|Wellington Cable Car:Wellington Central|New Zealand Parliament Buildings:Pipitea|Wellington Botanic Garden:Kelburn