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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.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Wilton
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Wilton
Wilton is worth a stop: 4km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Wilton is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 2,200 people. You drive on the left here.
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What is there to see near Wilton?
Within an hour or so of Wilton: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (3 km), Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington (4 km), Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (7 km), Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead) (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Wilton?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Wilton?
Wilton is in Wellington Region, New Zealand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,210
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.2691, 174.7600
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Wilton
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington
196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
4 km · about 10 min drive
film location
Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington
The effects house behind Middle-earth; its Wellington workshop tour displays original props, weapons and creature designs.
7 km · about 15 min drive
film location
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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Wilton
- Right hereMount Victoria Lookout, Wellington196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
- 69 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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