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This museum is all about historical Chilean aircraft. It's also a venue for aviation-related events.
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The country's main railway station, designed by Gustave Eiffel is past its glory days as rail transport has been replaced by planes, buses and cars. Still, this remarkable building is where you will arrive at if you travel to Santiago by train and worth seeing even if you don't. Plus, it has even given the name to the neighborhood it's located in!
In San Miguel, next to Gran Avenida there's a park with statues with figures from Chilean history as they appear in the comic book series Condorito.
Inaugurated in 2002, Matucana 100 is an excellent exhibition venue for a variety of arts.
One of the city's largest and most traditional parks, with many museums located in and around it. These include the National Museum of Natural History of Chile, the Museum of Science and Technology, the Railway Museum of Chile. Its surroundings are also the Artequín Museum, the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, the Matucana 100 Cultural Center, and Library of Santiago.
One of the city's newest museums showcasing the human rights violations during the Pinochet dictatorship. It has English explanations to some of the showcasing.
Constructed on the orders of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins, as he wanted to thank Virgin Mary for the final victory over the Spanish forces in the plains nearby. The best time to visit is the first Sunday after Easter when the Feast of Quasimodo takes place. The basilica complex also includes a museum dedicated to the first Chilean government including documents, clothing, paintings and vehicles.