carter observatory

我们买了citypass通票，包括两张cable car的票 还有天文馆，动物园和野外自然保护区三选二，通票44哪知道，天文馆很好，极具科普价值，坐cable car上去就到了

I so enjoyed seeing the stars and planets the guys there were helpful as novices and not a planets and stars persons we went there after a function up at gardens and what we learnt was real buzz....lol

I felt that it was aimed at older children rather than adults.Also an inaccuracy - Energy does not equal Mass

We went with a 4 year old and a 12 year old and everyone loved it! Plan ahead so you get there within a reasonable time of the next planetarium showing (especially with littlies) and if you go in the evening you may be able to go into the actually abservatory and look through the massive telescope at actual stars and planets (we saw Saturn!) There is no food or drink so bring snack and water for your kids. Great little walk getting up there, too. Stroller friendly until the actual observatory part where the telescope is, then you have to climb some stairs. Highly recommend.

Brilliant! Spent hours walking through the exhibition centre. There were displays, videos and interactive games. We also visited the multimedia centre the Planetarium and learnt about the night stars, black holes, etc.

Get away from the hubub of the City centre, take the 10min cable car ride to the botanical gardens, and do something different!I did the planetary tour, where the Southern Hemisphere night sky was shown to us in good detail with the Maori descriptions and stories as well as the western ones, Ken was a great narrator and had some cool little tricks to remember things with, the rest of the Front of house team are very friendly and Kate was a great first contact at the front deskThe exhibitions throughout the centre are well designed and informative, deffo worth the trip, and once your done, walk through the botanical gardens back to the city!

I have been a few times and I always learn more, the kids are never bored either. A great family day out. Would recommend for visitors.

Nice location and very informative. Recommended for kids. Tuesdays they are open till late night. It is rather small but worth a visit.

Great exhibition area and very interesting theatre with 2 fascinating films - great escape on a wet day or even a dry one!

We've lived in Wellington for nine years and only just got around to visiting the observatory.It's great! Really well presented displays, the interactive displays are very slick and nicely done.The show is a good experience - we saw a film about extreme weather on the other planets on our solar system, followed by a live talk about the sky on that coming evening with the night sky projected onto the dome. They talked us through what we would be able to see, what time, how to find constellations etc. Great stuff.

Wow! This is a marvellous experience whether or not you are interested in astronomy. The exhibition is just superb and so well arranged, both static and interactive it is great. And then the Show in the planetarium, is one of the best in the world. Don't miss this out of your schedule you will enjoy every second, as will your kids,old and young.

We spent an evening here whilst waiting for an overnight ferry. Paid parking is close by or you can catch the cable car up from the city centre. $47 for a family visit including a show. We went on a Tuesday evening and we saw a 9pm show after looking around their visitor centre. The visitor centre has some good sections for kids about life up in space and there is extensive information available for an adult audience. On Tuesday and Saturday nights you can have a look through their telescopes.

Each time I go to Welly I take my Down Syndrome Nephew and we go here and watch the shows, awesome venue with interesting shows. He father passed away in 2000 and he misses him so we go and look at the stars in the show they do and he says he can see his Dad, which is wonderful. Great staff.

After walking through the gardens on a very hot day we decided to stop by the place originally for the air con!We had a guided planetarium show which was amazing, I would recommend this for everyone, young or old!Definitely worth the money watching, and having a look around.

This very small attraction can hold your attention for much longer than it seems at first glance. There is so much to read, watch and experience. Recently refurbished it is an excellent attraction, and recommend you go to one of the planetarium shows as they are well worth it.