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Museums of Punta Arenas

After the summer high season ends with the migration of tourists and fauna, Punta Arena’s various museums are still open. Covering a wide array of...

Types: Museum
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile

Museo Regional Salesiano Maggiorino Borgatello

Museo Regional Salesiano Maggiorino Borgatello is considered one of the most complete museums on the natural and human history of the Patagonia. The...

Types: Museum
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile

Miradores

On the highlands of the city are two miradores giving views of the city rolling down to the shores of the Straits and across the Estrecho de...

Types: City Park
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile

Magdalena Island penguin colony

Along with the islet of Marta, Magdalena Island forms the Monumento Natural Los Pingüinos, the natural habitat of over 100,000 thousand Magellanic...

Types: Birdwatching
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile

Seno Otway Penguin Colony

The large inland sound of Seno Otway, just 65 km (40 miles) north from Punta Arenas, offers visitors a chance to watch the charming 8,000 or so...

Types: Birdwatching
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile

Pali Aike National Park

While not often visited, the 5,000 hectare Pali Aike National Park offers barren beauty and lunar landscapes, just 200 kilometers northeast of Punta...

Types: National Park
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile

Puerto Hambre (Port Famine)

Though the area around Puerto Hambre (Port Famine) is beautiful, the story of the area is bleak. All that remains of the Spanish outpost of Rey Don...

Types: Ruin
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile

Fuerte Bulnes

Located approximately 56 kilometers south of Punta Arenas, the original Fuerte Bulnes fort was the first Patagonian settlement in the area. Built in...

Types: Historical Building
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile