
Photo: Oscar muller, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Fossils, including a glyptodon, and other paleontological and archeological discoveries on display.
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Plaza de Toros
Outside of the city is Uruguay's only bullfighting ring that is almost "unused". It was finished in 1910 with room for 8,000 spectators, but bullfighting was banned by law in the country two years later. The ring is now abandoned to total disrepair and fenced off for visitors' safety.
Like Montevideo, Colonia has a sign by the water displaying the city's name in big white letters, though this one is newer (installed in 2017) and less well known. A popular spot for taking pictures.
Muelle
Built in 1866 as the city's port, before the new port was built on the other side of the peninsula. Relax on the water and see the yachts and views of the northern part of the city.
Iglesia Matriz
The oldest church in Uruguay. Constructed by the Portuguese in 1808, but the first church on this place was built in the 1690s.