Wellington is a small city with big attractions

Wellington, a beautiful city in New Zealand, is a small city with big charm. This most engaging and attractive metropolis in New Zealand effortlessly attracts visitor’s attention. Beautifully nestled between Wellington Harbour and the turbulent Cook Strait; the city acts as a jumping off point for the South Island. With several attractions dotting its landscape, the city has potentials to engage you for a day or two. Being chosen as venue for ICC Cricket World Cup also adds to its popularity increasing the demand for wellington bound flights. Here we turn spotlight on major draw cards of wellington.

Ride the Cable Car to Botanic Garden

Even if you are adamant not to use the public transport system you should give a try to its cable car that connects suburb of Kelburn and the upper section of the Botanic Gardens. The red coloured cable cars depart every ten minutes. The cable cars start from the lower terminus on Cable Car Lane, situated next to Lambton Quay.

Te Papa

Te Papa, the national museum of New Zealand, introduces visitors with history, art, nature and culture of the region. The exhibits are interactive and full of surprises. The museum also houses several Maori artefacts that are popular among tourists.

Weta Cave

This suburb of Miramar has emerged as hotspot for film-making and special effects for local filmmakers as well as Hollywood. The place has been linked to the making of some popular films like Lord of the Rings, Avatar and more.

New Zealand Cricket Museum

The cricket fans coming to the city during Cricket World cup might be interested in knowing cricket history of the region and there could be no better place to do this then visiting New Zealand Cricket Museum where 19th century cricketing artefacts are on exhibit. Video interviews with legends of New Zealand cricket can also be seen here.

Zealandia

Situated at a small drive from Wellington is Zealandia is a highly sought after tourist attraction among nature lovers. Here a modern exhibition will showcase the valley’s 80-million-year history of the region. In addition, you can see rare and extraordinary wildlife in its wild state.

New Zealand Film Achieve

Movie buffs will find this place interesting as New Zealand Film Achieve has enough things to engage you for few days. There are more than 150,000 titles that include feature films, documentaries, short films, newsreels and movies of different genres. The archives conduct regular film screening, so you can just sit there and watch films.