The Treehouse Visitor Centre at 101 Glenmore Street in Kelburn is the front door to Wellington Botanic Garden, 25 hectares of specialised plant collections, botanical displays and protected native forest. The centre has a shop and a balcony with sweeping views over the Duck Pond, the magnolias and the city below. The botanic garden is one of a family of four, along with Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, which the garden's website describes as the only public botanic garden in New Zealand dedicated solely to native plants, Truby King Park, and Bolton Street Cemetery. The visitor centre is the place to plan a route across them.
Things to see include the Rock Garden, the Discovery Garden, a Heritage Rose Collection and guided walks. We hear that the Begonia House floral displays and foyer are closed at the moment, so check before you go if you are planning around them. The Play Area has recently been upgraded, with dual flying foxes and slides. Picnic areas and barbecues are provided, there is a Picnic Café, and dogs can be walked in the garden.