Confession time — despite previously living in Wellington and enjoying countless visits to the capital, I’d never taken a ride on the emblematic Cable Car, until last month. Sacrilege!
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New Zealand’s only running funicular railway is a sweetheart, faithfully connecting Lambton Quay to the top of Wellington Botanic Garden, since 1902. En route, two tunnels have been pimped out with a trippy LED light show.
Just five minutes away from the hustle of the CBD, the nation’s oldest botanic gardens are a soulful oasis of calm and character, with an array of enticements like Begonia House and the Sundial of Human Involvement.
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You can see where the city’s pioneers are buried in the historical Bolton Street Memorial Park.
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