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21. Feria Fluvial
This awning-covered market in the southern shadow of the bridge leading to Isla Teja is a perfect place to soak up the atmosphere of a real fish market. Vendors set up early in the morning; you hear the thwack of fresh trout and the clatter of oyster shells as they're piled on the side of the market's boardwalk fronting the river. If the sights, sounds, and smells are too much for you, fruit and vegetable vendors line the other side of the walkway opposite the river.
Av. Arturo Prat at Libertad, Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile63-222–4776 -
22. Fuerte de Niebla
To protect the all-important city of Valdivia, the Spanish constructed a series of strategic fortresses at Niebla, where the Valdivia and Tornagaleones rivers meet. Portions of the 1671 Fuerte de Niebla and its 18 cannons have been restored. The ground on which the cannons sit is unstable; you can view them from the ramparts above. The old commander's house serves as a small museum documenting the era's military history.
Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile63-233–6182Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, Closed Sun. and Mon. -
23. Galería de Arte
The small subterranean gallery displays rotating exhibits by Chilean artists.
Temuco, Araucanía, Chile45-223–6785Sight Details
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24. Isla Huapi
Some 20% of Chile's 1.4 million indigenous Mapuche live on reducciones, or reservations. One of the most welcoming communities is this settlement of Mapuche and Huilliches on Isla Huapi, a leafy island in the middle of deep-blue Lago Ranco. A boat departs from Futrono, on the northern shore of the lake, at 7:30 am every day except Thursday, returning at 4 pm. The pastoral quiet of Isla Huapi is broken once a year in January or February with the convening of the island council, in conjunction with the Lepún harvest festival. You are welcome during the festival, but be courteous and unobtrusive with your camera.
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25. Jardín Botánico
North and west of the Universidad Austral campus, this garden is awash with 1,000 species of flowers and plants native to Chile. It's a lovely place to wander among the alerce, cypress, and laurel trees whatever the season. If you can't make it to Conguillío National Park to see the monkey puzzle trees, this is the place to see them. It's particularly enjoyable in spring and summer.
Isla Teja, Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile63-222–1344Sight Details
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26. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Fondly known around town as the "MAC," this is one of Chile's foremost modern-art museums. The complex on Isla Teja was built on the site of the old Anwandter brewery destroyed in the 1960 earthquake. The minimalist interior, formerly the brewery's warehouses, contrasts sharply with a modern glass wall fronting the Río Valdivia, completed for Chile's bicentennial. The museum has no permanent collection; it's a rotating series of temporary exhibits by contemporary Chilean artists.
Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile63-222–1968Sight Details
Rate Includes: 1500 pesos, Closed on Mon. in Mar.–Dec. -
27. Museo de la Exploración Rudolph Amandus Philippi
This museum is dedicated to the life and work of Rudolph Amandus Philippi, a 19th-century German-Chilean naturalist. The museum's collection explores the botanical studies of Philippi and is housed in the historic Schüller house, built in 1914. The exhibits include watercolors, drawings, photographs, and other objects that belonged to Philippi and tools, furniture, and other scientific objects from the 1800s.
Los Laureles s/n, Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile63-221–2872Sight Details
Rate Includes: 1500 pesos, Closed Mon. in Mar.–Dec. -
28. Museo Historico de Puerto Montt
This museum, east of the city's bus terminal, has a collection of crafts and relics from the nearby archipelago of Chiloé. Historical photos of Puerto Montt give a sense of the area's slow and often difficult growth, plus the impact of the 1960 earthquake, which virtually destroyed the port. Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass on the grounds during his 1987 visit; one exhibit documents the event.
Av. Diego Portales 997, Puerto Montt, Los Lagos, Chile65-222–3029Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, Closed Sat. and Sun. -
29. Museo Histórico y Antropológico Maurice van de Maele
For a historic overview of the region, visit this museum on neighboring Isla Teja. The collection focuses on the city's colonial period, during which time it was settled by the Spanish, burned by the Mapuche, and invaded by Dutch corsairs. Downstairs, rooms re-create the interior of the late-19th-century Anwandter mansion that belonged to one of Valdivia's first immigrant families; the upper floor delves into Mapuche art and culture.
Los Laureles, Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile63-221–2872Sight Details
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30. Museo Histórico y Arqueológico de Villarrica
The municipal museum displays an impressive collection of Mapuche ceramics, masks, leather, and jewelry. A replica of a ruca hut graces the front yard. It's made of thatch so tightly entwined that it's impermeable to rain.
Pedro de Valdivia 1050, Villarrica, Araucanía, Chile45-241–5706Sight Details
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31. Museo Mapuche de Cholchol
This small museum in Temuco exhibits a collection of animal-shaped ceramics and textiles with bold rhomboid and zigzag designs—both are distinctively Mapuche specialties—as well as old black-and-white photographs. A fogón, the traditional cooking pit, graces the center of the museum.
Temuco, Araucanía, Chile45-273–4200Sight Details
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32. Museo Municipal Osorno
This museum contains a decent collection of Mapuche artifacts, Chilean and Spanish firearms, and exhibits devoted to the German settlement of Osorno. Housed in a pink neoclassical building dating from 1929, this is one of the few older structures in the city center.
Manuel Antonio Matta 809, Osorno, Los Lagos, Chile64-223–8615Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, Closed Sun. -
33. Museo Nacional Ferroviario Pablo Neruda
Author Pablo Neruda was Chile's most famous train buff; he spent his childhood in Temuco, and his father was a rail worker. Accordingly, the city has transformed its old rail yard into this well-laid-out museum documenting Chile's rail history and dedicated it to the author's memory. Thirteen locomotives (one diesel and 12 steam) and nine train carriages are housed in the round engine building. Scattered among the exhibits are snippets from Neruda's writings: "Trains were dreaming in the station, defenseless, sleeping, without locomotives," reads one. Exhibits are labeled in Spanish, but an English-speaking guide is on hand if you need translation. The museum lies a bit off the beaten path, but if trains fascinate you, as they did Neruda, it's worth the short taxi ride from downtown.
Av. Barros Arana 0565, Temuco, Araucanía, Chile45-297--3940Sight Details
Rate Includes: 1000 pesos, Closed Mon. -
34. Museo Regional de la Araucanía
Housed in a 1924 mansion, this small museum covers the history of the area. It has an eclectic collection of artifacts and relics, including musical instruments, utensils, and the country's best collection of indigenous jewelry. Upstairs, exhibits document the Mapuche people's three-century struggle to keep control of their land. The presentation could be more evenhanded: the rhetoric glorifies the Central European colonization of this area as the pacificación de la Araucanía (taming of the Araucanía territories). But the museum gives you a reasonably good Spanish-language introduction to Mapuche history, art, and culture.
Av. Alemania 84, Temuco, Araucanía, Chile45-289–6784Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, Closed Mon. -
35. Ojos del Caburgua
This series of four small waterfalls surrounded by Valdivian rain forest is a classic day trip from Pucón, just 11 mi (18 km) away. The water cascades into natural pools that are a mesmerizing shade of blue. In summer, it's an especially popular spot for swimming, picnics, and camping. A great way to arrive is by bike, which allows you to see the southern Chilean countryside up close.
Camino Internacional 2045, Pucón, Araucanía, Chile9-6471–7884Sight Details
Rate Includes: 2000 pesos -
36. Osorno Tourist Office
The friendly people at the tourist office arrange free daily tours in summer. Each day has a different focus, including walks around the city, fruit orchards, or nearby farms.
Mackenna and Freire, Osorno, Los Lagos, Chile64-221–8740Sight Details
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37. Parque Cuarto Centenario
Close to the city center, Cuarto Centenario Park was established in 1958 to celebrate the city's 400th anniversary. A popular picnic and recreation spot, the park is about 67,000 square meters in size and has bicycle paths, playgrounds, and lots of green space to escape the urban jungle. Among the more than 20 species in the small forest of the park are younger specimens of the ancient Sequoia trees native to California.
Manuel Antonio Matta 336, Osorno, Los Lagos, Chile -
38. Parque Cuevas Volcánicas
Halfway up Volcán Villarrica, you find this cave right next to a very basic visitor center. It first opened up in 1968 for spelunkers to explore, but eventually tourism proved more lucrative. A short tour takes you deep into the electrically illuminated cave via wooden walkways that bring you close to the crystallized basalt formations. Your tour guide may make occasional hokey references to witches and pumas hiding in the rocks, but it's definitely worth a visit—especially if uncooperative weather prevents you from partaking of the region's other attractions and activities.
Camino al Volcán Km 14.5, Pucón, Araucanía, Chile45-321–1000Sight Details
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39. Parque Nacional Alerce Andino
Close to Puerto Montt, the mountainous 398-square-km (154-square-mile) Parque Nacional Alerce Andino, with more than 40 small lakes, was primarily established to protect the endangered alerce trees that are spread out upon some 20,000-hectares (49,421 acres) of the park. Comparable to California's redwood trees, alerce grow to average heights of 50 meters (165 feet) and can reach 5 meters (16 feet) in diameter. Immensely popular as building material for houses and furniture in southern Chile, they have been nearly wiped out from the landscape. They are also the world's second-oldest living tree species, many living up to 4,000 years.
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40. Parque Nacional Vicente Pérez Rosales
Chile's oldest national park was established in 1926. South of Parque Nacional Puyehue, this vast 2,538-square-km (980-square-mile) preserve includes the Osorno and lesser-known Puntiagudo volcanoes, as well as the deep-blue Lago Todos los Santos. The Volcán Osorno appears in your car window soon after you drive south from Osorno and doesn't disappear until shortly before your arrival in Puerto Montt. There is a visitor center opposite the Hotel Petrohué that can provide info on several hikes, such as the Rincón del Osorno trail that hugs the lake and the Saltos de Petrohué trail, which runs parallel to the river of the same name.
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