An interior view from the old jail building in Valparaiso Cultural Park.

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Parque Cultural de Valparaíso

Top choice in Valparaíso


This cultural center built from the bones of a prison has a little bit of everything the thinking traveler could ask for. There are excellent murals in the old exercise yards (with practically no chance of getting shanked), rotating arts exhibits, live theater and dance, and occasional classes, courses, round tables and other intellectually stimulating events.

Reach it by walking up Subida Cumming.