Things to do in Puerto Natales

The Strait of Magellan is great. The water I saw was very clear and calm, the mountains were rolling, the vegetation was lush and special, especially the cactus was very big

This is a great little museum that shows the house itself on one hand and the original inhabitants and the history of the town on the other, as well as the creation and production of the Noruega, Braun and Menendez and the sheep empire. The house was built by this clan that combined the 3 richest families in the area through intermarriage. The house was built with European materials so a fortune must have been paid for it. The house is not that big. It is in a good state of restoration, has a beautiful stained glass ceiling and some lavishly decorated rooms. Part of the cellar or servants quarters is also open. Another section gives a good overview of the founding of Punta Arenas as a convict colony. It also gives a good overview on a touch screen of the 5 tribes that originally lived in the area as well as the nearby Tuera de Fuego. On display are some artifacts left behind by these tribes that were almost completely annihilated on the Chilean side (and almost completely wiped out on the Argentinian side). There is currently a nice garden and they are renovating part of the exterior of the mansion.