Pricing and Conditions

Adult $16.00
Child
(16 year(s) and under)
$10.00
Other charges angle-down

Gold Card Holder / NZ Student (NZ ID required): $14, Preschool Child (0-3 years): Free, Family (2 adults and up to 3 children): $49, Friends of Museum Wellington: Free.

Cancellation Policy angle-down

Telescope viewing is weather dependent.

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About

At Space Place we share the stories of our New Zealand skies through multimedia exhibits, interactive galleries, the historic Thomas Cooke telescope and our digital, full-dome planetarium. Learn about planets, stars, constellations and galaxies and New Zealand’s contribution to astronomy and space sciences. Complete your trip through the galaxy, look back in time to our history of exploration with the transit of Venus and Māori starlore.

Opening times

Months of operation:
All months of the year

Location

40 Salamanca Road (top of the Cable Car), Wellington Central, New Zealand.

plane Proximity to airport:
Approximately 20 minutes drive, 9.2km to Wellington Airport.
bus Proximity to coach terminal:
Wellington Railway Station 7 minutes drive, 2.6km direct route.
decisions Proximity to town:
A short 10 minute cable car ride from Lambton Quay to the top of the Cable Car.

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