# Things to see in Santiago (Chile): 228 places and when to go

> Santiago is a major city in Chile with around 5,720,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 228 places in and around it, mainly Museums and art (90), Temples (52), History (44). The best known are La Moneda Palace, Mapocho River and Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts. The best time to come is October to April; also possible: May to September. In December there are 14 h 12 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 48. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/santiago-de-chile/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Chile · -33.4481, -70.669
- **Population:** About 5,720,000
- **Places:** 228 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museos/) (90) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/espiritual/) (52) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/historia/) (44) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/naturaleza/) (20) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/montana/) (13) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/familia/) (10)
- **Best time:** October to April.
- **Also possible:** May to September.
- **Nearest airport:** SCL Santiago, 12 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Cerro El Plomo, at 5,424 m.

## What to see in Santiago

The places in and around Santiago, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [La Moneda Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/presidential-palace-of-chile/): Seat of the president of the Republic of Chile · 1.5 km
- [Mapocho River](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/humedal-urbano-rio-mapocho/): River in Chile · 3.6 km
- [Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-bellas-artes/): National monument of Chile · 2.8 km
- [Cerro El Plomo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-el-plomo/): Mountain in Chile · 48 km
- [Chilean National Museum of Natural History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-historia-natural/): Natural history museum in Chile · 1.4 km
- [Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museum-of-precolombian-art/): Art museum in Chile · 1.9 km
- [San Cristóbal Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-san-cristobal/): Santiago · 4.8 km
- [Santa Lucía Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-santa-lucia/): Hill in Santiago, Chile · 2.5 km
- [Museum of Memory and Human Rights](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museum-of-memory-human-rights/): Museum in Santiago de Chile · 1.3 km
- [As-Salam Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/mezquita-as-salam/): Mosque in Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile · 6.6 km
- [Villa Grimaldi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-sitio-y-parque-por-la-paz-villa-grimaldi/): Former prison camp of Chile · 12 km
- [Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museum-of-contemporary-art/): Art museum · 2.7 km
- [Santiago Bahá'í Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-de-adoracion-baha-i/): Bahá'í House of Worship in Peñalolen, Santiago, Chile · 15 km
- [Valle Nevado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/valle-nevado/): Ski resort in Chile · 40 km
- [Basílica del Salvador](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/basilica-del-salvador/): Santiago de Chile · 1.0 km
- [Votive Temple of Maipú](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/templo-votivo-de-maipu/): National monument of Chile · 11 km
- [Basilica de la Merced](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/basilica-de-la-merced/): National monument of Chile · 2.4 km
- [Basilica of Lourdes, Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/basilica-de-lourdes/): Church building in Quinta Normal, Chile · 1.9 km
- [Cerro Renca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-renca/): Mountain in Chile · 7.5 km
- [Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-nuestra-senora-del-perpetuo-socorro/): Catholic Church in Santiago, Chile · 1.4 km
- [Museo Colonial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-arte-colonial-de-san-francisco/): Museum in Santiago · 2.0 km
- [Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-la-solidaridad-salvador-allende/): Contemporary art museum in Santiago, Chile · 691 m
- [Chilean National History Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-historico-nacional/): Museum in Chile · 2.1 km
- [Municipal Theatre of Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/teatro-municipal-de-santiago/): Opera house and cultural center in Santiago, Chile · 2.1 km

And the other 204, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [Basílica del Corazón de María](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/basilica-del-corazon-de-maria/), [Basílica de los Sacramentinos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-los-sacramentinos/), [Santo Domingo Church, Santiago de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-santo-domingo/), [Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/catedral-castrense-de-chile-de-nuestra-senora-del-carmen/), [Iglesia San Agustín, Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/church-of-saint-augustine/), [Iglesia de la Divina Providencia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-nuestra-senora-de-la-divina-providencia/), [Santiago Chile Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/templo-de-santiago-chile/), [Church of the Vera Cruz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-la-veracruz/), [Iglesia de San Lázaro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-san-lazaro/), [Iglesia de las Agustinas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/antigua-iglesia-de-las-agustinas/), [Catedral Evangélica de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/catedral-evangelica/), [Iglesia de la Recoleta Franciscana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-la-recoleta-franciscana/), [Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Andacollo, Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-nuestra-senora-del-rosario-de-andacollo/), [Lutheran Church of the Redeemer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-luterana-el-redentor/), [Iglesia de Santa Ana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-parroquial-de-santa-ana/), [Iglesia de la Recoleta Dominica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-recoleta-dominica/), [Iglesia de San Ignacio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-san-ignacio/), [Parroquia de Santa Filomena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-santa-filomena/), [Sankt-Michael-Kirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/parroquia-de-sankt-michael/), [Capilla de Ánimas, Santiago de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/capilla-de-animas/), [Ermita del cerro Santa Lucía](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/ermita-vicuna-mackenna/), [Iglesia de la Epifanía del Señor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-la-epifania-del-senor/), [Iglesia de la Gratitud Nacional](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-la-gratitud-nacional/), [Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-nuestra-senora-de-los-angeles/), [Iglesia de San Isidro Labrador](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-san-isidro-labrador/), [Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel, Santiago de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-san-miguel-arcangel/), [Iglesia de San Pedro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-de-san-pedro/), [Iglesia del Niño Jesús de Praga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-del-nino-jesus-de-praga/), [Iglesia La Viñita](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-la-vinita/), [Evangelisch-Lutherische Versöhnungsgemeinde Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-luterana-el-buen-pastor/), [Iglesia Catolica Apostolica Ortodoxa de la Santisima Virgen Maria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-ortodoxa-de-la-santisima-virgen-maria/), [Iglesia Ortodoxa Griega de los Santos de Constantino y Elena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-ortodoxa-griega-de-los-santos-constantino-y-elena/), [Iglesia Sagrado Corazón](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-sagrado-corazon/), [Iglesia San Francisco de Borja, Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-san-francisco-de-borja/), [Iglesia de San José de Maipo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-san-jose-de-maipo/), [Iglesia de Santa Lucrecia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-santa-lucrecia/), [Nuestra Señora de la Estampa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/nuestra-senora-de-la-estampa/), [Iglesia de la Asunción, Santiago de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/parroquia-la-asuncion/), [Parroquia la Natividad del Señor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/parroquia-la-natividad-del-senor/), [Santuario Padre Hurtado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/santuario-padre-hurtado/), [Pontifical Seminary of Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/seminario-pontificio-de-santiago-de-los-santos-angeles-custo/), [Pilgrim Mother Campaign](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/campana-de-la-virgen-peregrina-de-schoenstatt/), [Augustinians, Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/convento-nuestra-senora-de-gracia/), [Iglesia Santísima Trinidad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/iglesia-santisima-trinidad/)
- **Nature**: [Santiago Metropolitan Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/bosque-santiago/), [Cerro Blanco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-blanco/), [Cerro Lo Aguirre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-lo-aguirre/), [Río Clarillo National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/rio-clarillo-national-reserve/), [Rio Olivares](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/bien-nacional-protegido-rio-olivares/), [Cerro San Francisco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-san-francisco/), [Cerro San Luis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-san-luis/), [Cerro de Ramón](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-san-ramon/), [Cerro Punta de Damas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/punta-de-damas/), [Cerro Altar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-altar/), [Cerro Bustamante](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-bustamante/), [Parque RKF Manquehue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/parque-rkf-manquehue/), [Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/santuario-de-la-naturaleza-yerba-loca/), [Cerro Las Rodríguez](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-las-rodriguez/)
- **Museums and art**: [Londres 38](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/espacio-de-memoria-londres-38/), [Casa Colorada](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-santiago-casa-colorada/), [La Chascona](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-museo-la-chascona/), [Torre Telefónica Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/espacio-fundacion-telefonica/), [Chilean Historical and Military Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-historico-militar/), [Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-aeronautico-y-del-espacio/), [Sanctuary on San Cristóbal Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/santuario-inmaculada-concepcion/), [Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/centro-cultural-palacio-de-la-moneda/), [Museo de Colo-Colo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-csd-colo-colo/), [Museo de Arte Sagrado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-arte-sagrado/), [Posada del Corregidor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/centro-patrimonial-posada-del-corregidor/), [Museo Artequin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-artequin/), [Museo de Arte Popular Americano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-arte-popular-americano-tomas-lago-mapa/), [Museo Interactivo Mirador](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-interactivo-mirador/), [Museo Numismático del Banco Central de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-numismatico/), [Santiago Railway Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/railway-museum/), [Casa de Velasco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-de-velasco/), [Nido 20](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-museo-alberto-bachelet-martinez-ex-nido-20/), [Casa Museo Eduardo Frei Montalva](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-museo-eduardo-frei-montalva/), [Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo Cerrillos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/centro-nacional-de-arte-contemporaneo-de-los-cerrillos/), [Gabriela Mistral Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-de-arte-contemporaneo-gabriela-mistral/), [Museo Parque de las Esculturas de Providencia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-al-aire-libre-parque-de-las-esculturas/), [Museo Ciudadano Vicuña Mackenna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-ciudadano-vicuna-mackenna/), [Museo de Anatomía](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-anatomia/), [Museo de Artes Decorativas  (Santiago de Chile)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-artes-decorativas/), [Museo de Artes Visuales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-artes-visuales/), [Firefighters Museum of Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-bomberos-de-santiago-mubo/), [Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-ciencia-y-tecnologia/), [Museo de la Educación Gabriela Mistral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-la-educacion-gabriela-mistral/), [Fashion Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-la-moda/), [Museum of Local Traditional Housing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-la-vivienda-tradicional-local/), [Museo del Ahorro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-del-ahorro/), [Museo del Carmen de Maipú](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-del-carmen/), [Museo del Sonido](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-del-sonido/), [Museo Histórico Dominico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-historico-dominico/), [Museo Infantil](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-infantil/), [Museo Interactivo Las Condes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-interactivo-las-condes/), [Museo Jedimar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-jedimar/), [Museo Nacional de Medicina Dr Enrique Laval](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-medicina-dr-enrique-laval/), [Museo Ralli, Santiago de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-ralli/), [Museo Violeta Parra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-violeta-parra/), [Parque del Cómic de San Miguel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/parque-del-comic/), [Altar de la Patria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/altar-de-la-patria/), [Casa Museo Delia del Carril](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-museo-delia-del-carril/), [Casa Museo Patricio Aylwin Azócar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-museo-patricio-aylwin-azocar/), [Centro Nacional de Recuperación Patrimonial MINSAL](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/centro-nacional-de-recuperacion-patrimonial-minsal/), [Complejo Andrónico Luksic Abaroa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/complejo-andronico-luksic-abaroa/), [Fundación Cultural Alicia Vega](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/fundacion-cultural-alicia-vega/), [Fundación Museo Guerra del Pacífico Domingo de Toro Herrera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/fundacion-museo-guerra-del-pacifico-domingo-de-toro-herrera/), [Galería Artespacio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-artespacio/), [Galería Biophilia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-biophilia/), [Galería Casa Autónoma Arte y Cultura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-casa-autonoma-arte-y-cultura/), [Galería Collective 44](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-collective-44/), [Galería de Arte AMS](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-de-arte-ams/), [Galería de Arte La Sala](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-de-arte-la-sala/), [Galeria Fotográfica FLACH](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-fotografica-flach/), [Galeria NAC](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/galeria-nac/), [Insectario del Parque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/insectario-del-parque/), [Alberto Hurtado museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-alberto-hurtado/), [Museo Comunitario del Barrio Matta Sur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-comunitario-del-barrio-matta-sur/), [Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-artes-universidad-de-los-andes/), [Museo de la Música Chilena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-la-musica-chilena/), [Museum of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-quimica-y-farmacia/), [Museo del Hongo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-del-hongo/), [Museo del Instituto Pedagógico Valentín Letelier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-del-instituto-pedagogico-valentin-letelier/), [Museo Geológico Sernageomin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-geologico-sernageomin/), [Museo Herencia Campesina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-herencia-campesina/), [Museo Judío Alemán de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-judio-aleman-de-santiago/), [Museo Macul Vimasur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-macul-vimasur/), [Museo Marista](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-marista/), [Museo Nacional de Bomberos de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-bomberos-de-chile/), [Museo Ocean Pacific's](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-ocean-pacific-s/), [Palacio Cousiño](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-palacio-cousino/), [Museo Paleontológico de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-paleontologico-de-chile/), [Museo Patrimonial de Salud](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-patrimonial-de-salud/), [Museo Taller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-taller/), [Sala de Arte CCU](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/sala-de-arte-ccu/), [Sala Museo Centro Nacional de la Fotografía](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/sala-museo-centro-nacional-de-la-fotografia/), [Sitio de Memoria Camarín de Mujeres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/sitio-de-memoria-camarin-de-mujeres/)
- **With kids**: [Fantasilandia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/fantasilandia/), [Chilean National Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/zoologico-nacional/), [San Cristóbal Hill Wine Bar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/mirador-copernicus/), [Chilean Planetary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/planetario-chile/), [Aquamundo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/aquamundo/), [Granja Educativa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/granja-educativa/), [Happyland Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/happyland-park/), [Juegos de Agua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/juegos-de-agua/), [Museo Interactivo de Astronomía](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-interactivo-de-astronomia/), [Parque Aventura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/parque-aventura/)
- **Snow**: [La Parva](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/la-parva/), [Farellones](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/farellones/)
- **History**: [Former National Congress of Chile building](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-del-ex-congreso-nacional-de-chile/), [Manuel Foster Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-astronomico-observatorio-manuel-foster/), [Archbishop's Palace of Santiago de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-arzobispal-de-santiago/), [Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-de-la-real-audiencia-de-santiago/), [Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-central-universidad-de-chile/), [Palacio Bruna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-bruna/), [Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-de-los-tribunales-de-justicia/), [Palacio Errázuriz Urmeneta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-errazuriz-urmeneta/), [Iñiguez palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-iniguez/), [Palacio Larraín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-larrain-mancheno/), [Pereira Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-pereira/), [Palacio Piwonka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-piwonka-jilabert/), [Bandera Bicentenario](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/bandera-bicentenario/), [Castillo Hidalgo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/castillo-hidalgo/), [Castillo Lehuedé](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/castillo-lehuede/), [Hostería La Pirámide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/ex-hosteria-la-piramide/), [Monumento a la Gloria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/monumento-a-la-gloria/), [Monumento a la Libertad Americana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/monumento-a-la-libertad-americana/), [Monumento a los Héroes de La Concepción](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/monumento-a-los-heroes-de-la-concepcion/), [Monumento a René Schneider](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/monumento-al-general-rene-schneider-chereau/), [Museo de Los Tajamares](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-los-tajamares/), [Palacio Ariztía](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-ariztia/), [Palacio de la Real Aduana de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-de-la-real-aduana-de-santiago/), [Palacio Edwards](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-edwards/), [Palacio Eguiguren](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-eguiguren/), [Palacio Falabella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-falabella/), [Palacio Hindustán](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-hindustan/), [Palacio Huneeus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-huneeus-valdes/), [Palacio Irarrázabal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-irarrazabal/), [Palacio La Alhambra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-la-alhambra/), [Palacio Ochagavía](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-ochagavia/), [Palacio Riesco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-riesco/), [Palacio Subercaseaux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/palacio-subercaseaux/), [Club de la Unión](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/club-de-la-union/), [Estación El Melocotón](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/estacion-el-melocoton/), [Mausoleo José Manuel Balmaceda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/mausoleo-jose-manuel-balmaceda/), [Salvador Allende](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/mausoleo-salvador-allende/), [Plomo Mummy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/pirca-del-indio/), [Tajamares del Mapocho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/tajamares-del-mapocho/)
- **Food and drink**: [La Vega Central Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/la-vega-central/), [Mercado Central de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/mercado-central-de-santiago/), [Mercado de Abasto Tirso de Molina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/mercado-de-abastos-tirso-de-molina/), [Mercado de Providencia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/mercado-de-providencia/), [Feria Lo Valledor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/mercado-mayorista-lo-valledor/), [Cavas de Lo Curro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cavas-de-lo-curro/), [Depósito Cervecero de Zapata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/deposito-cervecero-de-zapata/), [Gran Refugio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/gran-refugio/), [José Ramón 227](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/jose-ramon-227/), [Las Delicias](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/las-delicias/)
- **Architecture**: [Puente Huérfanos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/huerfanos-bridge/), [Puente del Arzobispo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/puente-arzobispo-mariano-casanova/), [Puente Los Carros](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/puente-los-carros/), [Puente Vicente Huidobro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/teatro-puente/), [Torreón Victoria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/torreon-victoria/)
- **Hot springs**: [Camarines](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/camarines/)

## When to go to Santiago

The best time to visit Santiago is **October to April**; also possible: May to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 13 h 59 |
| February | Best time | 13 h 12 |
| March | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| April | Best time | 11 h 10 |
| May | Possible | 10 h 16 |
| June | Possible | 9 h 48 |
| July | Possible | 9 h 59 |
| August | Possible | 10 h 45 |
| September | Possible | 11 h 48 |
| October | Best time | 12 h 51 |
| November | Best time | 13 h 46 |
| December | Best time | 14 h 12 |

In December there are 14 h 12 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 48. In January, 225 of the 228 places are at their best.

When to go to Chile in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Santiago

The nearest main airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL, Santiago), 12 km as the crow flies. How to get around Chile (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-33.4481%2C-70.669)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-33.4481%2C-70.669)

## Other towns nearby

- [San Bernardo, Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/san-bernardo/): 20 places · 17 km
- [Lo Barnechea](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/lo-barnechea/): 15 places · 22 km
- [Isla de Maipo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/isla-de-maipo/): 13 places · 38 km
- [Baños Morales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/banos-morales/): 6 places · 67 km
- [Los Andes, Chile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/los-andes/): 5 places · 69 km
- [Alhué](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/alhue/): 5 places · 72 km

And all of Chile, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Santiago?

The best known: [La Moneda Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/presidential-palace-of-chile/), [Mapocho River](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/humedal-urbano-rio-mapocho/), [Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-bellas-artes/), [Cerro El Plomo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-el-plomo/), [Chilean National Museum of Natural History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-historia-natural/). In all, 228 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Santiago?

October to April; also possible: May to September. In December there are 14 h 12 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 48.

### How do you get to Santiago?

The nearest main airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 12 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-33.4481%2C-70.669) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Santiago as the destination and these 228 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).