Things to see in Santiago
Santiago is the capital of Chile, with an urban population of about 5.7 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts Art
The Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, located in Santiago, Chile, is one of the major centers for Chilean art and for broader South American art.
2Chilean National Museum of Natural History Museum
The Chilean National Museum of Natural History is one of three national museums in Chile, along with the Museum of Fine Arts and the National History Museum.
3Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral Place of worship
Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Santiago and the main temple of the Catholic Church in that country. As a Cathedral Church, it is the permanent seat of the Archbishop of Santiago and is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
4Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art Art
The Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art is an art museum dedicated to the study and display of pre-Columbian artworks and artifacts from Central and South America.
5Santa Lucía Hill Nature
Santa Lucía Hill, also known in Mapuche as Huelén Hill, is a hill in the centre of Santiago, Chile. It is situated between Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in the south, Santa Lucía Street in the west and Victoria Subercaseaux on the east.
6Cerro San Cristóbal Nature
San Cristóbal Hill is a hill in northern Santiago, Chile. It rises 880 m AMSL and about 300 m above the rest of Santiago; the peak is the third highest point in the city, after Cerro Manquehue and Cerro Renca.
7Museum of Memory and Human Rights Museum
The Museum of Memory and Human Rights is a museum in Santiago, Chile, which commemorates the victims of human rights violations during the military dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1990.
8Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art Art
The Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art is located in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the city's major museums, created in 1947, and is run by the University of Chile Faculty of Arts.
9Plaza Baquedano Neighbourhood
Plaza Baquedano, commonly known as Plaza Italia, is a major landmark in Santiago, Chile.
10O'Higgins Park Park
O'Higgins Park, covering approximately 75 hectares (190 acres), 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.
11Plaza de Armas Neighbourhood
The Plaza de Armas is the main square of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Plaza de Armas metro station is located under the square.
12As-Salam Mosque Place of worship
As-Salam Mosque is a Sunni Muslim mosque located in Ñuñoa, a commune of the Chilean capital of Santiago. The building was completed in 1989, and was the first mosque in Chile.
13Basílica del Salvador Place of worship
The Basílica del Salvador is a basilica located at the corner of Huérfanos Street and Almirante Barroso Street in the Barrio Brasil of Santiago de Chile.
14Torre Entel Landmark
Torre Entel (Entel Tower) is the name of a 127.4-metre (418 ft)-high TV and telecommunications tower in Santiago, Chile.
15Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral Arts & culture
The Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM) (formerly known as the Diego Portales Building) is a cultural centre located at 227 Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, in Santiago de Chile.
16Costanera Center Landmark
The Costanera Center is a commercial and business complex located in the commune of Providencia, Santiago, Chile. Owned by Cencosud, the complex consists of four skyscrapers, including the Gran Torre Santiago, two high-end hotels, an office building, and a six-floor shopping mall.
17Quinta Normal Park Park
Quinta Normal Park is an urban park in the city of Santiago, Chile. The park is located in the Commune of Santiago with its namesake commune, Quinta Normal, situated just outside the park across the communal boundary.
18Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende Art
The Museum of Solidarity Salvador Allende is a contemporary art museum located in Santiago, Chile, named after Salvador Allende, president of Chile between 1970 and 1973.
19Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Place of worship
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro is a Latin Catholic Church located in the comuna of Santiago, in the capital of Chile. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style by the religious architects Gustave Knockaert —known as «Brother Gerardo»— and Huberto Boulangeot.
20Basilica of Lourdes Place of worship
The Basilica of Lourdes is a church in Santiago, Chile. It stands laterally opposite the Quinta Normal Park.
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