Culture, arts & entertainment: things to do in Wellington

FRIDAY 23RD MAY 2025
A THING TO DO THIS FRIDAY

in WELLINGTON
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wellingtoncablecar - Discover how Wellington went up in the world. [ATTDT]
Estimated cost Free Estimated duration 30 mins - 1 hour Distance away Less than a mile away
Wellington's Cable Car Museum (open from 9.30am - 5pm) charts the rising fortunes of the city's emblematic cable car, from its beginnings in 1902. In the original Winding House at Kelburn Lookout, discover two of the original cars on the system and find out more about more than a century of upward (and downward) travel.
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