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Unusual Attractions in Viña del Mar

Viña del Mar, Chile

Reloj de Flores (Flower Clock)

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

Viña del Mar, Chile

Wulff Castle

A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.

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Valparaiso, Chile

Iglesia de San Francisco

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

3 miles from Viña del Mar

Valparaiso, Chile

Botica Salcobrand

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.

4 miles from Viña del Mar

Valparaiso, Chile

Elevators of Valparaiso

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

4 miles from Viña del Mar

Valparaiso, Chile

The Dissidents Cemetery

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.

4 miles from Viña del Mar

Valparaiso, Chile

La Sebastiana

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

4 miles from Viña del Mar

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