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Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanografico, Puerto Madryn

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Set eyes on the preserved carcass of a giant octopus at Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanografico. The natural history museum, housed in the century-old Chalet Pujol, places a special emphasis on humanity's relationship with the wild seas. You can see skeletons and fossils of a wide range of animals, both land-dwelling and marine, as well as the museum's showpiece, the alien-like octopus. Look for the tactile seaweed exhibit, where you can handle a piece of the strange marine vegetation. Take a guided tour to get the most out of the museum. Put Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanografico at the forefront of your travel plans using our Puerto Madryn day trip planner .
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  • By patricio a On March 20, 2018
    After seeing the film night at the Museum thousand times what you see here is just like! the dinosaurs in the world are visible there! It is very nice to go with children and that to learn in a fun and different way about nature
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  • By Maud D On March 4, 2018
    Really good free Museum to visit, we learn about the fauna of Patagonia. Lacks some explanations at least in English
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  • By Aysel B On March 4, 2018
    Important to visit somewhere. It is the laboratory where he worked on the world's largest dinosaur, it has cafeteria, bathrooms and souvenir shop. You can enjoy u documentary about the discovery of the gigantosaurio by David Atemborough.
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