Fodor's Expert Review Museo Regional de Iquique
Iquique
History Museum
Along the historic Calle Baquedano is this natural history museum of the Tarapacá region. It displays paleontological collections, pre-Columbian cultures, and archaeological artifacts such as arrowheads, as well as an eclectic collection from the region's nitrate heyday. Also on display are war artifacts from the Pacific and Aymara ethnographic collections from the Isluga territory. Every month the museum has exhibits of modern local art.