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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
New Zealand's bold national museum, renowned for its interactive exhibits, Maori taonga, and a colossal squid specimen.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Wellington
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Wellington
Wellington is worth a stop: 1km from Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Wellington is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 380,000 people. You drive on the left here.
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What is there to see near Wellington?
Within an hour or so of Wellington: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (1 km), Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (5 km), Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead) (42 km), Southward Car Museum (49 km).
Are there any good drives near Wellington?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Wellington?
Wellington is in Wellington Region, New Zealand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 381,900
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.2866, 174.7756
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Worth the detour from Wellington
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington
The effects house behind Middle-earth; its Wellington workshop tour displays original props, weapons and creature designs.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead)
The eroded badland spires on the Wairarapa coast are the Dimholt Road approach to the Paths of the Dead in Return of the King.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Wellington
- 70 kmQueen Charlotte DriveWinding 35 km sealed road between Picton and Havelock hugging the Marlborough Sounds, with numerous bays and lookout pull-offs.
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