5 landmarks in Te Aro with verified facts and stories most people walk right past.

Bucket Fountain
Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
The Bucket Fountain — Wellington's most unlikely icon.

Hannahs Laneway
Eva St, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
You've stepped into Hannahs Laneway, and the big brick building above you is the reason it exists.

Te Aro Pa
Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
You're standing in front of what looks like a fairly ordinary modern building on Taranaki Street.

Te Papa Tongarewa
55 Cable St, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Te Papa Tongarewa — container of treasures in te reo Maori.

Thistle Hall
293 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
This unassuming building at two-ninety-three Cuba Street is Thistle Hall, and it has refused to die for over a hundred years.
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