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…
Must-see attractions in Coastal Patagonia
Puerto Madryn
Celebrating the area’s unique marine ecosystem, this masterpiece brings an artistic sensitivity to extensive scientific research. There are exhibits on…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Histórico Regional Gales
Coastal Patagonia
The old train station houses this fine small museum holding the belongings and photographs of Gaiman pioneers.
Coastal Patagonia
A pretty plaza, with quiet benches in the shade of poplars and purple-blossom jacarandas.
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…
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…
Museo Oceanográfico y de Ciencias Naturales
Puerto Madryn
Feeling strands of seaweed and ogling a preserved octopus gives a hands-on museum experience here. The 1917 Chalet Pujol features marine-and-land mammal…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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).
Coastal Patagonia
In a prefabricated 1890s metal-clad house shipped from England, this museum has good displays on early immigrant life.
Coastal Patagonia
Dating from 1906, the Colegio Camwy is considered the first secondary school in Patagonia.
Coastal Patagonia
This newish multistory museum documents the life of ex-president Juan Domingo Perón.
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…
Coastal Patagonia
Decaying natural-history specimens overshadow some small yet entertaining archaeological and historical items, including well-crafted pottery, spear…
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…
Coastal Patagonia
The historic center of Dolavon is full of brick buildings, including the 1880 Molino Harinero, with still-functioning flour-mill machinery.
Coastal Patagonia
A few blocks west of Vagón Histórico is the attractive Sociedad Española building, c 1915.
