7 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Valparaiso - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Chile

World's Largest Swimming Pool

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

Valparaiso, Chile

Elevators of Valparaiso

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Valparaiso, Chile

Iglesia de San Francisco

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

Valparaiso, Chile

The Dissidents Cemetery

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.

Valparaiso, Chile

La Sebastiana

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

Valparaiso, Chile

Cementerio Numero 3 de Playa Ancha

Hand-made memorials and a wish-granting murderer lie within this seaside pauper's cemetery.

Valparaiso, Chile

Botica Salcobrand

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.

Are we missing something unusual in Valparaiso?

Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member.

Atlas Obscura Trips

Chiloé & the Fjords of Northern Patagonia

Encounter an archipelago woven with ancient myths and breathtaking scenery.

Explore Valparaiso, Chile

Launch Map

Valparaiso Leaderboard

Places Added

Places Edited

Places Visited

Recent Valparaiso Activity

writtenrose121 wants to go to La Sebastiana

writtenrose121 wants to go to World's Largest Swimming Pool

redaly wants to go to Botica Salcobrand

redaly wants to go to Iglesia de San Francisco

redaly wants to go to World's Largest Swimming Pool