Creating a self-guided walk to explore Wellington is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
Academy of Fine Arts
Albatross Fountain
Antrim House
Avid Gallery
Beehive
Carter Observatory
City Gallery
City to Sea Bridge
Civic Square
Colonial Cottage Museum
Courtenay Place
Cuba Street (must see)
Dr Henry Pollen's House
Enjoy Contemporary Art Space
Frank Kitts Park
Government House
Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Hunters and Collectors
Iko Iko Gift Shop
Island Bay
Jackson Street in Petone
Katherine Mansfield House
Lambton Quay
Lyall Bay
Magyar Millennium Park
Malthouse
Mount Victoria Lookout (must see)
Multicultural St. David’s Presbyterian Church
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (must see)
National Tattoo Museum
National War Memorial
New Zealand Cricket Museum
New Zealand Dominion Museum
New Zealand Parliamentary Library
Old Bank Shopping Arcade
Old Government Buildings
Old St Paul's (must see)
Oriental Bay
Oriental Bay Beach
Otari-Wilton's Bush Native Botanic Garden
Parliament Buildings (must see)
Partridge Jewelers
Petone Beach
Petone Pier
Petone Settlers Museum
Regional Wines & Spirits
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Saint Gerard's Catholic Church and Monastery
Sophie Voon Bridal
St Augustine’s Church
St Mary of the Angels
St Peter's Anglican Church
Stewart Dawsons
Turnbull House
Unity Books
Waitangi Park
Wellington Botanic Garden
Wellington Cable Car Museum
Wellington Cable Car Station
Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul
Wellington Museum, Bond Store Building
Wellington Railway Station
Wellington Zoo
Willis Street
Zealandia
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Bay Plaza Hotel (view info)
West Plaza Hotel (view info)
Travelodge Hotel Wellington (view info)
InterContinental Wellington (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :