Best Punta Arenas Day Trips & Things to Do

Punta Arenas is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena. Punta Arenas has grown in geopolitical importance in recent years because it is often used as a base for expeditions to the Antarctic. One of its main attractions is the Nao Victoria Museum, in which you can see a full-size replica of the first ship ever to circumnavigate the world: Ferdinand Magellan's Nao Victoria. It is also a great place for seeing penguins in their natural habitat, as there are 2 nearby rookeries for Magellanic penguins.