Must-see attractions in Coastal Patagonia

  • Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio

    Coastal Patagonia

    Showcasing the most important fossil finds in Patagonia, this natural-history museum offers outstanding life-size dinosaur exhibits and more than 1700…

  • EcoCentro

    Puerto Madryn

    Celebrating the area’s unique marine ecosystem, this masterpiece brings an artistic sensitivity to extensive scientific research. There are exhibits on…

  • Centro de Visitantes Istmo Carlos Ameghino

    Coastal Patagonia

    This cultural center, 22km beyond the entrance of Reserva Faunística Península Valdés, focuses on natural history, displays a full right-whale skeleton…

  • Magallanic Penguin in Punta Tombo
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    Área Natural Protegida Punta Tombo

    Coastal Patagonia

    Continental South America’s largest penguin nesting ground, Área Natural Protegida Punta Tombo has a colony of more than half a million Magellanic…

  • A colony of Penguins close to the ocean at Punta Delgada in Península Valdés.
A colony of Penguins close to the ocean at Punta Delgada in Península Valdés.
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    Reserva Faunística Península Valdés

    Coastal Patagonia

    Lying on Argentina's barren eastern Patagonian coast, this oddly shaped peninsula is home to some of the country's richest wildlife. Elephant seals,…

  • Monumento Natural Bosques Petrificados

    Coastal Patagonia

    During Jurassic times, 150 million years ago, this area enjoyed a humid, temperate climate with flourishing forests, but intense volcanic activity buried…

  • Punta Norte

    Coastal Patagonia

    At the far end of Península Valdés, solitary Punta Norte boasts an enormous mixed colony of sea lions and elephant seals. Its remote location means it is…

  • Museo Nacional del Petróleo

    Coastal Patagonia

    This museum provides an insider look at the social and historical aspects of petroleum development. Don’t expect balanced treatment of oil issues – it was…

  • Reserva Provincial Cabo Vírgenes

    Coastal Patagonia

    Magellanic penguins nest September through March at Argentina's second-largest penguin rookery in this provincial reserve. There's also a lighthouse and…

  • Cabo Dos Bahías

    Coastal Patagonia

    A rough 30km southeast of Camarones, the isolated rookery Cabo Dos Bahías attracts far fewer visitors than Punta Tombo, making it an excellent alternative…

  • Vagón Histórico

    Coastal Patagonia

    In the center of town, this restored 1898 wagon is famous as the car from which rebel leader Facón Grande prepared the ‘Patagonia Rebellion.’ In 1979 the…

  • Punta Delgada

    Coastal Patagonia

    In Península Valdés' southeast corner, 76km southeast of Puerto Pirámides, sea lions and, in spring, a huge colony of elephant seals are visible from the…

  • Isla de los Pájaros

    Coastal Patagonia

    In Golfo San José, 800m north of the isthmus, this bird sanctuary is off-limits to humans but visible through a powerful telescope. It contains a replica…

  • Estación del Ferrocarril Patagónico

    Coastal Patagonia

    Train fans can check out the imposing English-designed train station off Av Oneto, built by Yugoslav stonecutters in 1908. Puerto Deseado was once the…

  • Playa Unión

    Coastal Patagonia

    The region’s principal playground, Playa Unión is a long stretch of white-sand beach with blocks of summer homes and restaurants serving crisp, fresh…

  • Museo Antropológico

    Coastal Patagonia

    The Museo Antropológico offers humble homage to indigenous cultures and history. Ask the tourist office for access. Nearby is the 300m Túnel del…

  • Reserva Faunística Punta Loma

    Puerto Madryn

    Home to a permanent sea-lion colony and cormorant rookery, the Reserva Faunística Punta Loma is 17km southeast of Puerto Madryn via a good but winding…

  • Observatorio Punta Flecha

    Puerto Madryn

    Run by Fundación Patagonia Natural, this whale-watching observatory sits 17km north of Puerto Madryn on Playa el Doradillo. It offers tourist information…

  • Museo Provincial Padre Jesús Molina

    Coastal Patagonia

    Satiate your appetite for dinosaur dioramas and modern art at this museum offering exhibits on anthropology, paleontology, geology and fine arts. The…

  • Museo Regional Patagónico

    Coastal Patagonia

    Decaying natural-history specimens overshadow some small yet entertaining archaeological and historical items, including well-crafted pottery, spear…

  • Museo Nao Victoria

    Coastal Patagonia

    Relive Magellan’s landing at this museum and theme park with life-size figures cloaked in armor and shown celebrating Mass and battling mutiny. Located at…

  • Museo de Artes Visuales

    Coastal Patagonia

    Adjoining the tourist office, this small visual-arts museum features works on loan from the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, as well as…

  • Museo Malvinas Argentinas

    Coastal Patagonia

    Perhaps a must-see for Brits, this museum gets inside the Argentine claim to the Islas Malvinas. New exhibits include signs made by ex-combatants and a…

  • Museo Regional Pueblo de Luis

    Coastal Patagonia

    In a former train station, this small museum displays historical photographs, clothing and period furnishings of Welsh settlers, along with relics from…

  • Museo de Arte Eduardo Minnicelli

    Coastal Patagonia

    Shows rotating exhibits from larger museums and paintings by Santa Cruz artists, with a mission to educate through art. It's also a good spot to get news…

  • Museo Municipal Mario Brozoski

    Coastal Patagonia

    Displays relics of the English corvette Swift, sunk off the coast of Deseado in 1776. Divers continue to recover artifacts from the wreck, which was…

  • Funda Cruz

    Coastal Patagonia

    An attractive, imported, prefabricated wooden house. Once a customs office, it now hosts cultural activities as well as a salón de té (teahouse).

  • Molino Harinero

    Coastal Patagonia

    The historic center of Dolavon is full of brick buildings, including the 1880 Molino Harinero, with still-functioning flour-mill machinery.

  • Museo de los Pioneros

    Coastal Patagonia

    In a prefabricated 1890s metal-clad house shipped from England, this museum has good displays on early immigrant life.

  • Museo Histórico Regional Gales

    Coastal Patagonia

    The old train station houses this fine small museum holding the belongings and photographs of Gaiman pioneers.

  • Sociedad Española

    Coastal Patagonia

    A few blocks west of Vagón Histórico is the attractive Sociedad Española building, c 1915.

  • Colegio Camwy

    Coastal Patagonia

    Dating from 1906, the Colegio Camwy is considered the first secondary school in Patagonia.

  • Plaza San Martín

    Coastal Patagonia

    A pretty plaza, with quiet benches in the shade of poplars and purple-blossom jacarandas.

  • Museo Perón

    Coastal Patagonia

    This newish multistory museum documents the life of ex-president Juan Domingo Perón.

  • Primera Casa

    Coastal Patagonia

    Primera Casa was Gaiman's first house, built in 1874 by David Roberts.

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