Sights & Attractions in Montevideo

Things to Do in Montevideo

Name	Category	Location

Casa de Rivera Once the home of General Fructuso Rivera, Uruguay's first president...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	Montevideo

Club Uruguay Uruguay's most prestigious private social club, founded in 1878...	Houses / Mansions	Montevideo

El Cabildo The old City Hall is where the Uruguayan constitution was signed...	Government Buildings	Montevideo

Iglesia Matriz It's officially the Cathedral of St. Phillip and St. James, but...	Religious Sites	Montevideo

Mercado del Puerto For Montevideo's quintessential lunch experience, head to the...	Markets / Bazaars	Montevideo


Museo de Bellas Artes The Museum of Fine Arts, known locally as the Blanes Museum...	Museums / Galleries	Montevideo

Museo de Historia del Arte (MuHAr) In the Palacio Municipal (an ambitious name for this unremarkable...	Museums / Galleries	Montevideo

Museo de la Memoria The question still pains Uruguayans who remember the era: How...	Museums / Galleries	Montevideo

Museo del Carnaval Move over Rio. Montevideo's annual Carnaval celebration may be...	Markets / Bazaars	Montevideo

Museo del Fútbol "Other countries have their history," Helenio Herrera, Uruguay's...	Museums / Galleries	Montevideo

Museo del Gaucho y la Moneda The Cowboy and Coin Museum is in a rococo 19th-century mansion...	Museums / Galleries	Montevideo

Palacio Estévez On the south side of Plaza Independencia, Estévez Palace...	Castles / Palaces	Montevideo

Palacio Legislativo Almost 50 different types of native marble were used in the construction...	Government Buildings	Montevideo

Palacio Taranco Built in 1908 atop the rubble of Uruguay's first theater, the...	Castles / Palaces	Montevideo

Parque Prado The oldest of the city's parks is also one of the most popular...	Parks	Montevideo

Plaza Fabini In the center of this lovely, manicured square is the Monumento...	Squares	Montevideo

Plaza Independencia Portions of Independence Square were once occupied by the ciudadela,...	Squares	Montevideo

Plaza Matriz The ornate cantilever fountain in the center of this tree-filled...	Squares	Montevideo

Plaza Zabala At this charmed spot in the heart of the Ciudad Vieja it's easy...	Squares	Montevideo

Sagrada Familia Too tiny to require flying buttresses, the ornately Gothic Holy...	Religious Sites	Montevideo

Teatro Solís Named in honor of the discoverer of the Río de la Plata...	Arts / Performance Venues	Montevideo
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