Things to Do in Santiago Centro, Santiago
The center is civic and busy, with Plaza de Armas, La Moneda, pedestrian streets, churches, museums, government offices, and strong weekday movement.
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Top things to do in Santiago Centro
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
★ 4.7 · 10.6kEthnography Museum★
Elegant museum housed in an 1805 building & featuring exhibits of pre-Columbian artworks & a shop.
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue–Fri
- 10 AM – 6 PM
- Sat
- 10 AM – 6 PM
- Sun
- 10 AM – 6 PM
Plaza de Armas
★ 4.2 · 84.4kPlaza★
Central urban square showcasing a large range of statues & surrounded by stately buildings.
- Every day
- 12 AM – 12 AM
Costanera Center and Sky Costanera
★ 4.7 · 26.7kShopping Mall★
Glass-walled observation deck set 300 m high in a skyscraper building & offering 360º panoramas.
- Every day
- 10 AM – 10 PM
Cerro San Cristóbal
★ 4.7 · 4.4kMountain Peak★
Landmark hill accessible on foot with a statue of the Virgin Mary, gardens, a zoo & city views.
Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago
★ 4.7 · 5.9kCathedral★
Completed in 1800, this grand, ornate neoclassical cathedral is the seat of the city's archbishop.
- Mon–Fri
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Sat
- 10 AM – 1:30 PM
- Sun
- 9 AM – 1:30 PM
Mercado Central and La Vega
★ 4.4 · 58.4kMarket★
Vibrant, down-to-earth market with vendors for fruit, vegetables, seafood, meat & hot snacks.
- Mon–Fri
- 7 AM – 5 PM
- Sat
- 7 AM – 5 PM
- Sun
- 7 AM – 4 PM
La Chascona
★ 4.6 · 5.4kHistory Museum★
Home built to resemble a ship where Neruda lived with his third wife from 1955 to 1973, with tours.
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue–Fri
- 10 AM – 6 PM
- Sat
- 10 AM – 6 PM
- Sun
- 10 AM – 6 PM
La Picá de Clinton
★ 4.4 · 2.9kFamous Temple· CLP 10–15K
How a lunch counter in Chile became a shrine to the 42nd president of the United States
- Mon–Fri
- 9 AM – 10 PM
- Sat
- 11 AM – 10 PM
- Sun
- Closed
Churro Mania
★ 4.6 · 2.5kChocolate Shop
Confitería Larbos
★ 4.6 · 492Wine Shop
- Mon–Fri
- 10 AM – 8 PM
- Sat
- 9 AM – 8 PM
- Sun
- Closed
Óbolo Chocolate - Barrio Italia
★ 4.6 · 477Chocolate Factory
- Every day
- 10 AM – 8:30 PM
Krsna Comercial Ltda.
★ 4.4 · 507Specialty Store
- Mon–Fri
- 10:30 AM – 6 PM
- Sat
- 11 AM – 3:30 PM
- Sun
- Closed
Mercado Mayorista Lo Valledor
★ 4.3 · 19.5kMarket
- Mon–Fri
- 12 AM – 2 PM, 8 PM – 12 AM
- Sat
- 12 AM – 2 PM
- Sun
- 8 PM – 12 AM
La Vega Chica
★ 4.4 · 7.0kMarket
Mercado De Frutas Feria Libre
★ 4.5 · 2.5kMarket
- Mon–Tue
- Closed
- Wed
- 8 AM – 3 PM
- Thu–Fri
- Closed
- Sat
- 8 AM – 3 PM
- Sun
- Closed
Where to eat & drink in Santiago Centro
Cafe Mozaiko
★ 4.8 · 461Coffee Shop· CLP 5–10K
- Mon–Fri
- 8 AM – 9 PM
- Sat
- 9 AM – 9 PM
- Sun
- 9 AM – 9 PM
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Ranked using weather, setting, ratings, and review volume.
- 1Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
- 2Plaza de Armas
- 3Costanera Center and Sky Costanera
- 4Cerro San Cristóbal
- 5Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago
- 6Mercado Central and La Vega
- 7La Chascona
- 8La Picá de Clinton
- 9Churro Mania
- 10Confitería Larbos
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Museo Chileno de Arte PrecolombinoEthnography Museum
Plaza de ArmasPlaza
Costanera Center and Sky CostaneraShopping Mall
