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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Viña Del Mar

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Viña del Mar, Chile

Updated July 15, 2020

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Wulff Castle

Viña del Mar, Chile

Wulff Castle

A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.
Reloj de Flores

Viña del Mar, Chile

Reloj de Flores (Flower Clock)

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.
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Iglesia de San Francisco in 2012.

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.
3 miles from Viña del Mar
Inside La Botica Salcobrand.

Valparaiso, Chile

Botica Salcobrand

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.
4 miles from Viña del Mar
The Elevators of Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Chile

Elevators of Valparaiso

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
4 miles from Viña del Mar
Dissidents Cemetery

Valparaiso, Chile

The Dissidents Cemetery

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.
4 miles from Viña del Mar

Valparaiso, Chile

La Sebastiana

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.
4 miles from Viña del Mar
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