Uruguay Attractions

I spent plenty of time checking out Uruguay Attractions. Below you will find but a few of the many places you should visit when you travel to Uruguay.

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• Cristo Obrero's Church
• Pablo Neruda Museum
• Casa del Aguila or Eagle's House

• Barra del Chuy crowds often flock to this bathing resort located about 8 miles east of the city
• San Miguel Fort serves as an inn for guests and it also the home to a fascinating array of Uruguayan historical artifacts
• San Miguel National Park Hikers, families, teens and others can always be found exploring the rolling landscape and there are a number of paths and hiking trails or ride your bike or go horseback riding.

• The Piedra Alta is the site where the people of Uruguay first declared the independence of a sovereign Uruguay nation.

• Lighthouse

• Corumba One of the most famous of all these rocky reefs. The name was given to honor a Spanish galleon that was shipwrecked in this location during the early 1700s, and amazingly you can see some structural remnants of this ship that are still present.
• Hand made Fishing Boats stunning masterpieces
• The Lighthouse allows you to climb to the top where you will look out over the city

• Cuartel de Dragones or Dragon Fort
• Museo Didactico Artiguista is situated at Perez del Puerto, this museum was set-up in honour of Uruguay's independence hero - Artigas. One room in the museum features bronze busts of the Liberators of Americas.
• San Fernando de Maldonado Cathedral
• Torre del Vigia

• Casinos include:
  • Maroñas Casino
  • Hotel Radisson Victoria Plaza Casino
• Ciudad vieja
• Mercado del Puerto is a wrought-iron superstructure which houses a large variety of restaurants and cafes. It is recommended that foreign visitors come during Saturday at lunch time as the place is filled with locals and musicians.
• Museums:
  • Museo del arte precolombino
  • Museo blanes
  • Museo torres garcia
• Parque Rodo
• Planetario where u can view the stars and planets
• Plaza de la Independencia
• Shopping Centers include:
  • Montevideo Shopping
  • Portones shopping
  • Punta Carretas shopping
  • Tres cruces shopping
• Villa Dolores Zoo

• Zooilogico del Futuro