Museum

Te Papa Tongarewa

Wellington

New Zealand's national museum, free to enter, right on the waterfront.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
3 hours
Te Papa Tongarewa
Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany · CC BY 3.0

Huge, free and good in the rain. The Māori taonga, the colossal squid and the earthquake house are the standouts. Easy to burn a whole afternoon.

Good to know

  • General entry is free, some special exhibitions are ticketed
  • Use the waterfront car parks or leave the van at a park and ride and walk in
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
No dogs

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Wi-Fi

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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