5 Sights in Ushuaia, Argentina (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Ushuaia, Argentina. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Ushuaia, Argentina.

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1. Museo Marítimo de Ushuaia

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The Maritime Museum and the Ushuaia prison is located in the former prison building of Ushuaia, where the most dangerous criminals were held for their recidivism, charging a sad reputation. Today, the building houses four museums: the Maritime Museum recreates with a maritime theme through a collection of naval models and models, everything related to the history of Tierra del Fuego from the special point of view of the sea man, since The island of Tierra del Fuego and the surrounding archipelago, in addition to the Falkland Islands, the South Georgias Islands and Antarctica are linked to the sea in all concepts The Prison Museum in Pavilion IV, where knowledge about the first prison of Tierra del Fuego (1896), the intention of a criminal colonization and the construction of the current building, the life of inmates, works, punishments, closing and The sad story of some of its main occupants The José María Sobral Antarctic Museum on the upper floor of Pavilion IV The Museum of Marine Art, with a selection of works of art by Marinist artists, port, through which it is tried to give an overview and balanced vision of the development of marine art in Argentina, from 1889 to the present.

Wikipedia: Museo Marítimo y del Presidio de Ushuaia (ES), Website, Facebook

2. Saint Christopher

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HMS Justice (W-140), a Royal Navy ship classified as a rescue tug, was built in the United States as U.S. Navy ATR-1-class rescue tug ATR-20. Never commissioned into the U.S. Navy, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease at delivery. Returned to the U.S. after the end of World War II, she was redesignated BATR-20. Struck and sold for commercial service in 1946, she was eventually grounded at Ushuaia, Argentina and abandoned.

Wikipedia: HMS Justice (W140) (EN)

3. Iglesia Parroquial de Ushuaia

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The Parish Church of Ushuaia, built in 1898 and belonging to the Catholic Church, was declared a National Historic Monument by PEN Decree No. 64 of January 29, 1999, an instrument that simultaneously included several buildings and sites in the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands.

Wikipedia: Iglesia parroquial de Ushuaia (ES)

4. Ex Casa de Gobierno

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The Old Government House was the first seat of government of the National Territory of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands and then of the territorial and provincial legislature until 2002. It is currently an annex to the Museum of the End of the World, located 300 meters to the east.

Wikipedia: Ex Casa de Gobierno de Tierra del Fuego (ES)

5. El Tren del Fin del Mundo

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Estación del Fin del Mundo is a railway station located on the outskirts of the city of Ushuaia in the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands, Argentina. It functions as a tourist attraction, offering the service of the End of the World Train.

Wikipedia: Estación del Fin del Mundo (ES), Website

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