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Museo Histórico Casa Gabriel González Videla
Although richly stocked with general historical artifacts, this two-storey museum concentrates on one of La Serena’s best-known – and most controversial – sons. González Videla was Chile’s president from 1946 to 1952. Ever the cunning politician, he took power with communist support but then promptly outlawed the party, driving poet Pablo Neruda out of the Senate and into exile. As you might expect, the reverent exhibits omit such episodes. But do pop upstairs for a look at the general historical displays and changing modern-art exhibits.
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Kokoro No Niwa
With its trickling brooks, drifting swans and neatly manicured rock gardens, this Japanese garden makes a good escape from the city. It is at the southern end of Parque Pedro de Valdivia.
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Cruz del Tercer Milenio
You won’t get to heaven on this ticket, but you will get a good dizzying view of the bay from atop the Cruz del Tercer Milenio, reaching for the sky above Coquimbo. A cross between a holy pilgrimage site and theme park, this whopping 93m-high concrete cross can be clearly seen from La Serena’s beaches. The cross contains a museum (largely devoted to the late Pope John Paul II), praying rooms and an elevator ride to the top. Mass is held every Sunday. The first level is free.
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