Ushuaia Attractions
Tierra del Fuego's main town is Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. Originally used as a penal colony from 1902-1947, travelers now use the city as a jumping-off point for trips to Antarctica or sailing trips around the Cape Horn.
Situated on the Beagle Channel and surrounded by the Martial Mountains, this city offers a unique landscape of mountains, sea, glaciers and woods. Colorful man-made structures are picturesque against the silhouette of the Andes.
In winter, when snow changes the landscape of Ushuaia and temperatures drop to 1ºC/34 ºF, there are several winter sports centers.
Summer, when the temperature reaches 13ºC/56ºF, is ideal for adventure tourism activities such as hiking, horseback riding, biking and sport fishing.
Situated on the Beagle Channel and surrounded by the Martial Mountains, this city offers a unique landscape of mountains, sea, glaciers and woods. Colorful man-made structures are picturesque against the silhouette of the Andes.
In winter, when snow changes the landscape of Ushuaia and temperatures drop to 1ºC/34 ºF, there are several winter sports centers.
Summer, when the temperature reaches 13ºC/56ºF, is ideal for adventure tourism activities such as hiking, horseback riding, biking and sport fishing.
Beagle Channel
Excursions leave from Ushuaia to sail the waters of the Beagle Channel.
Beagle Channel's bays and islets and transparent waters are the habitat for cormorants, penguins, sea gulls, swallows and sea-mammals
The Beagle Channel was named for Charles Darwin's ship Beagle, in which he explored the area in 1833-34.
Beagle Channel's bays and islets and transparent waters are the habitat for cormorants, penguins, sea gulls, swallows and sea-mammals
The Beagle Channel was named for Charles Darwin's ship Beagle, in which he explored the area in 1833-34.
Maritime Museum
The Maritime Museum in Ushuaia features scale models of famous ships such as Darwin's Beagle and Amundsen's Fram. The museum is housed in the infamous former military prison.
Museo Maritimo
Yaganes y Gobernador Paz (Ex Presidio)
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego 9410
Argentina
Yaganes y Gobernador Paz (Ex Presidio)
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego 9410
Argentina
Hours
April 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
October 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Facilities
Gift shop
Military Prison
The Military Prison in Ushuaia displays mannequins and cut-outs which are placed in the cells of Ushuaia's most famous prison that was in use 1902-1947. Information on the penal railway is included.
Museo Maritimo
Yaganes y Gobernador Paz (Ex Presidio)
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego 9410
Argentina
Yaganes y Gobernador Paz (Ex Presidio)
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego 9410
Argentina
Hours
April 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
October 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
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Tierra del Fuego National Park
World Famous Tierra del Fuego National Park is spread over 156,000 acres and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Austral Railroad Fuegino
Ferrocarril Austral Fuegino is an elegant, antique collection of heated train carriages, pulled by a steam locomotive.
Leaving from the Fin del Mundo station, 8km/5mi west of Ushuaia, the train travels through the Tierra del Fuego National Park as far as Canadon de Toro during a two-hour round trip.
Leaving from the Fin del Mundo station, 8km/5mi west of Ushuaia, the train travels through the Tierra del Fuego National Park as far as Canadon de Toro during a two-hour round trip.
Cruise-ships
Every summer many cruise-ships arrive at Ushuaia's harbor with people wanting to experience land's end. Polar ships stop here too, before reaching the Antarctica.
End of the World Museum
Exhibits on the area's natural history, aboriginal life, and the early penal colonies are overseen by an informed, enthusiastic staff at the End of the World Museum in Ushuaia. The city has restored the original façade of this unusual block construction, dating from 1903.
Museo Territorial Fin Del Mundo
Avenida Maipú173
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego 9410
Argentina
Avenida Maipú173
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego 9410
Argentina
Hours
May 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
October 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
Harberton Settlement
The land founded by pioneer and missionary Thomas Bridges as Estancia Harberton, includes a native botanical garden, the farm's wool shed, carpentry shop, boathouse, a museum of marine mammal bones and the family cemetery.
A boat can be taken to a nearby penguin rookery.
A boat can be taken to a nearby penguin rookery.
Hours
April 15 to October 15
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Lake Escondido
50km/30mi from Ushuaia is beautiful Lake Escondido, at the foot of the Andes' Garibaldi Pass.
This combination of lake, forest and mountain is the setting for petrels and damaging beavers brought from Canada in 1945.
Hiking and catch-and-release fishing are enjoyed.
This combination of lake, forest and mountain is the setting for petrels and damaging beavers brought from Canada in 1945.
Hiking and catch-and-release fishing are enjoyed.
Legislature
The Legislature in Ushuaia is housed in a very traditional Magellanic building typical of the area.
Sarmiento Library
A crafts market in Ushuaia operates outside the former library, Sarmiento Library.
Ushuaia Tours
Ushuaia offers a great variety of tours over land or sea; from half-day tours of national parks to week-long excursions around Cape Horn.
