Things to see in Chile

510 places worth seeing in Chile on an illustrated map: Gran Torre Costanera, Rano Raraku, Cerro Azul, Chungará Lake and Rano Kau, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.

Highlights

Gran Torre Costanera South America's highest building with a viewing platform on the top floor.
Rano Raraku Volcanic crater on Easter Island.
Cerro Azul Mountain in Curicó Province, Chile.
Chungará Lake One of the highest lakes in the world (4,520 m). It offers a spectacular view and has plenty of wildlife.
Rano Kau Dormant volcano on Easter Island.
El Tatio above sea level, and some away from town, these are one of the highest geysers in the world. It's also the third-largest geyser site on Eart
Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts Built to celebrate Chile's 100 year anniversary, this museum boasts 3000 art works from Chile and the rest of Latin America.
Descabezado Grande To the east of Talca the Region del Maule offers vast hiking opportunities exist with Volcano Descabezado being one of the more popular dest
Atacama Giant The largest geoglyph in the region. A remarkable planning effort considering that it is hundreds of years old. You get the best overall pict
Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art The well put-together Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art houses various artefacts from Mesoamerica and South America, featuring cultures su
Poike The third "corner" of the island, and extinct volcano featuring the smallest moai (1.13 m in height).
Laguna Miscanti Feel like visiting the Atacama salt pan, a picturesque village, and some Alp-lookalikes in a single day? Plus eating some local food? Then c
Santa Lucía Hill A park with fountains and stairs leading up to a fort and viewpoint the top. The summit has a great view of all but the skyscraper-obscured
Cotacotani Lake A group of very nice lagoons.
Yelcho Lake A glacial lake of 116 km², about 30 km long and up to 238 m deep, with green water and steep forested hills around it. The Carretera Austral
Estadio Municipal Germán Becker The local football (soccer) team and its women's team play at the German Becker stadium.
Huáscar At the naval base in Talcahuano, the Huascar is a ship that was captured from the Peruvian navy in a war in the late 1800s. It is a symbol o
Plaza Baquedano The lively little square in the intersection of the two most important avenues of Santiago, Alameda and Vicuña Mackenna is also frequently t
Church of Santa María de Loreto One of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared Chilean National Monuments and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Church of Achao is the o
Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art Santiago's modern art museum is part of the university's faculty of art. Next to the façade there's a statue by the Colombian artist Fernand
Puna Pau From the crater of the Puna Pau volcano, material for the pukao, the red hats of the moai statues was excavated. One can still see unfinishe
Church of San Francisco National monument of Chile.
Plaza de Armas The capital's main plaza, also the site of the national cathedral and main post office. It's few blocks from the traditional Central Market
Chapel of St. Mary Queen of Peace Roman Catholic church, quite simple and modern: it's a large metal container, heated within. It's Chile's southernmost church.
Santiago General Cemetery About two million Chileans rest in peace at the country's largest and oldest cemetery, including many important historical figures like Manu
Coquimbo Mosque This mosque seems a bit surreal placed on a hill in the city center in a country that is predominantly Catholic and has relatively few follo
St. Mark's Cathedral The magnificent church designed by Gustave Eiffel (who also designed that tower in Paris) was built in the 1870s. It's a popular attraction.
Santiago Metropolitan Park This vast park is home to Cerro San Cristóbal. At 722 ha, it's one of the world's largest urban parks. From the top there is a beautiful vie
Teatro del Lago Although the theater is closed when there are no performances, the colorful wooden building is striking against the backdrop of the lake.
Lighthouse of La Serena A National Monument, this lighthouse is characterized as one of the most representative tourist attractions in the area. Built between 1950
St. Augustine Cathedral, Talca Church in Talca, Chile.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Punta Arenas The city's cathedral.
Saint Bartholomew Cathedral , La Serena This cathedral is the first in the city, founded in 1544. On one side of this is the Plaza Juan Pablo II. Its stained glass windows were bro
St. Bartholomew Cathedral Symbol of the city, built after the Chillán earthquake of 1939. It was declared a National Monument in 2014.
St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Calama The Cathedral is the centre of the city on Plaza 23 de Mayo. From here starts in eastern direction a pedestrian area Eleuterio Ramírez.
Centro Cultural Matucana 100 Inaugurated in 2002, Matucana 100 is an excellent exhibition venue for a variety of arts.
Parque Japonés de La Serena The Japanese style (indeed, laid out by a Tokyo landscape architect) garden, celebrates the 450th anniversary of La Serena, its ties with it
Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio This museum is all about historical Chilean aircraft. It's also a venue for aviation-related events.
Torre Bauer It houses the office of tourism.
National Maritime Museum Large waterfront museum with 17 rooms on 2 floors. Many exhibits about the history of the Chilean Navy and famous seamen. One room focuses o
Cruz del Tercer Milenio This 83-m-high concrete cross looms over the city. It has an observation deck for 360-degree views even of La Serena but also of the poor ba
Bicentennial Park (Vitacura) A beautiful park, still under construction. Large extension of grass, children games, dog games, a very nice pond with black neck swans. The
Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa Outside the museum you can find petroglyphs. The exhibition has more than 20,000 archaeological pieces.
Palacio Sara Braun Grand neoclassical building on the northern side of Plaza de Armas, built between 1895 and 1905. It was the home of the owner of Sociedad Ex
Ruinas de Huanchaca The vestiges of an old iron foundry.
Iglesia de San Agustín Eclectic-style church founded in 1672 by the Jesuits. Throughout history this church has suffered from various thefts and fires. Its last re
Museo Arqueológico, La Serena This museum has a record of more than 12,000 objects, distributed in three categories, archeology, where it characterizes regional pre-Hispa
Regional museum of Magallanes Regional museum housed in the 19th-century manor, that a rich sheep breeder named Braun Menéndez had built. The building also has furniture
Martin Gusinde Anthropological Museum Ethnographic, historical and archaeological exhibitions about the history of Tierra del Fuego and the Yagan people.
Museo Interactivo Mirador Interactive science and art museum, targeting children. The exhibits can be touched and manipulated by visitors. You can go there by metro,

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