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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
New Zealand's bold national museum, renowned for its interactive exhibits, Maori taonga, and a colossal squid specimen.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
Avalon is worth a stop: 15km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Avalon is a town located in Wellington Region, New Zealand. With a population of 5,590, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Avalon sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Avalon to your route.
The Glebe is probably the oldest surviving house in the Hutt Valley, New Zealand, and was the first vicarage to be built in the Hutt Valley. The building is classified as a "Category I" historic place by Heritage New Zealand.
Built in 1856 on land given to the Anglican church by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, the house wasRead more
designed by William Corbett, a church warden for the Naenae district. At the turn of the 20th century a new vicarage was built, and the house was on sold to prominent Wellington architect Frederick de Jersey Clere. Clere renamed the house "The Glebe", which is an old term for land owned by the church. He also added on a southern wing extension to the house.
The building is a two-storey, timber weatherboard home with a gable roof - originally the roof was made from shingles. The window hoods aren't original, and an original exterior staircase has since been removed.
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Avalon is located in Wellington Region, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -41.1983 latitude, 174.9202 longitude.
Avalon has a population of approximately 5,590 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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museum
New Zealand's bold national museum, renowned for its interactive exhibits, Maori taonga, and a colossal squid specimen.
15 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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