Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Santiago, Chile

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 14.1 km
Ascend 117 m
Descend 120 m

Explore Santiago in Chile with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Santiago

Sight 1: Jardín Chino

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The Chinese Garden of Santiago is a traditional Chinese garden in the shape of an islet located inside the O'Higgins Park on the south side, in the Chilean commune of Santiago Centro.

Wikipedia: Jardín chino de Santiago (ES)

739 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: O'Higgins Park

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O'Higgins Park, covering approximately 75 hectares, is Santiago, Chile's second largest public park after Metropolitan Park. It is situated in the center of the capital city, within the Santiago Commune.

Wikipedia: O'Higgins Park (EN)

1103 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Plaza Ercilla

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Plaza Ercilla is an urban park located in the Chilean commune of Santiago, in the Metropolitan Region. Its name is due to the Spanish writer and soldier, Alonso de Ercilla, author of the epic poem La Araucana, which narrates episodes from the beginning of the Conquest of Chile.

Wikipedia: Plaza Ercilla (ES)

757 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Museo Histórico Militar

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The Historical and Military Museum of Chile or in its acronym MHM, is an establishment located in the commune of Santiago, Chile. Of a permanent nature, it is a non-profit institution, open to the public and at the service of society and its development. The museum is managed by the Chilean Army Garrison. It was created to make the public aware of Chile's military history and its value as historical-cultural heritage, the conformation of the nation and also to publicize the values and traditions of the Army.

Wikipedia: Museo Histórico y Militar de Chile (ES)

1688 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 5: Palacio Heiremans

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The Heiremon Palace is a building located in the Republic of Santiago de Chile neighborhood, which houses the Salvador Allende Solidarity Museum and the Salvador Allende Foundation.

Wikipedia: Palacio Heiremans (ES)

1 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende

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Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende (MSSA) is a contemporary art museum located in Santiago, Chile. It is administered by the Art and Solidarity Foundation, made up of representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage and the Salvador Allende Foundation.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende (ES)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Casonas de Avenida República

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The Casonas de Avenida República are a group of mansions built during the second half of the nineteenth century in the Barrio República, part of the old town of Santiago, in the sector bounded to the north by the Alameda, Ejército to the east, Blanco Encalada to the south and Avenida España to the west.

Wikipedia: Casonas de Avenida República (ES)

529 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Conjunto Virginia Opazo

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The Conjunto Virginia Opazo is an architectural ensemble designed by architect Luciano Kulczewski, which is located in the Barrio República, in downtown Santiago, Chile. It consists of 33 two-story terraced houses. The residential subdivision was inaugurated in 1944, and was declared as a National Monument of Chile on November 10, 1992, within the category of Zona Típica.

Wikipedia: Conjunto Virginia Opazo (EN)

1097 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 9: Edificio Corporativo Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

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The Correos de Chile classification center is a building located on Exposición Street, in the commune of Estación Central, city of Santiago, Chile.

Wikipedia: Central clasificadora de Correos de Chile (ES), Website

1045 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 10: Planetario Chile

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The Chile Planetarium, also known as the Planetarium of the University of Santiago de Chile or Usach Planetarium, is located in the premises of the university in the commune of Estación Central, Santiago de Chile. Since its inauguration in the 1980s, it has become one of Santiago's main tourist attractions. It is one of the 50 most reputable audiovisual centres for astronomical dissemination in the world, and its 20-metre diameter dome places it among the largest planetariums.

Wikipedia: Planetario Chile (ES), Website

684 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Catedral Evangélica

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The Evangelical Cathedral of Chile, also known as Jotabeche Cathedral, is a Chilean evangelical church located in the Estación Central commune of Santiago de Chile.

Wikipedia: Catedral evangélica de Chile (ES)

349 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Museo Jedimar

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The Jedimar Museum is a private automobile museum located in the Chuchunco sector, in the Chilean commune of Estación Central, in Santiago. Founded in 2010, its name is due to the fact that it mainly houses the personal collection of vehicles of the Chilean-Spanish transport businessman, Jesús Diez Martínez, known in the field by the acronym of his name, "Jedimar".

Wikipedia: Museo Jedimar (ES)

677 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Paseo Palestina

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The Paseo Palestina is a pedestrian promenade located in the Chilean commune of Estación Central, specifically at the intersection of Avenida General Velásquez and Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, next to the town hall of said municipality. It was inaugurated in 2009, as a donation from the Palestinian National Authority to the Chilean people, especially to the descendants of Palestinian immigrants living in the country, for the purpose of commemorations for the Bicentennial of Chile.

Wikipedia: Paseo Palestina (ES)

916 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 14: Sitio Histórico Ex Escuela Normal Superior José Abelardo Núñez (JAN)

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Sitio Histórico Ex Escuela Normal Superior José Abelardo Núñez (JAN)

The Escuela Normal Superior José Abelardo Núñez (JAN), founded as the School of Preceptors of Santiago in 1842, renamed the Escuela Normal José Abelardo Núñez, was the first institution to train teachers qualified to work in primary teaching in Chile and Latin America.

Wikipedia: Escuela Normal Superior José Abelardo Núñez (ES)

1218 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 15: Museo Artequin

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The Artequin Museum is a Chilean interactive museum, inaugurated in 1992 and installed in the Paris Pavilion, located in the commune of Estación Central in the city of Santiago.

Wikipedia: Museo Artequin (ES), Website

346 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Railway Museum

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The Santiago Railway Museum is located in the Quinta Normal park in Chile's capital. It is managed by the Private Corporation for the Dissemination of Science and Technology. It has one of the main railway collections of steam locomotives in South America.

Wikipedia: Museo Ferroviario de Santiago (ES), Website

868 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 17: Jardín Chileno Carlos Muñoz Pizarro

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Carlos Muñoz Pizarro was a Chilean botanist born in the city of Coquimbo and deceased on May 12, 1976 in New York City. He was well known for his studies of the Chilean flora, its conservation and as university professor.

Wikipedia: Carlos Muñoz Pizarro (EN)

451 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Parque Quinta Normal

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Quinta Normal Park is an urban park in the city of Santiago, Chile. The park is in a commune, or district of the same name, Quinta Normal. The park is bounded by Matucana Avenue to the east, Portales Avenue to the south and Santo Domingo Street to the north. It is home to several museums, including the Chilean National Museum of Natural History. Near the park is the Museum of Memory and Human Rights. The park is also near a public library.

Wikipedia: Quinta Normal Park (EN)

852 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 19: Matucana 100

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Matucana 100Osmar Valdebenito from Santiago, Chile / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Centro Cultural Matucana 100 is a cultural center located in the commune of Estación Central in Santiago, Chile, near Quinta Normal Park. Matucana 100 is a not-for-profit corporation that hosts and plans cultural events and educational programs related to the contemporary arts including dance, theatre, music, photography, the visual arts and cinema. The center takes its name from its street address.

Wikipedia: Centro Cultural Matucana 100 (EN)

651 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 20: Parque Portales

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Parque Portales is an urban park located in the Yungay neighborhood of the Chilean commune of Santiago Centro. Its name is in homage to the Chilean politician Diego Portales. Rectangular in shape, it is located between Portales Avenue to the north, Agustinas Street to the south and Matucana Avenue to the west. In terms of urban planning, it is part of the Portales-Matucana industrial estate.

Wikipedia: Parque Portales (ES)

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