Glaciarium
Glaciarium – Museo del Hielo Patagónico
A museum devoted to glaciers, using multimedia to explain how the Patagonian Ice Field formed. It also has an underground ice bar at -10°C.
The Glaciarium is about 6 km west of town on the road to Perito Moreno Glacier. Its building is designed to look like a glacier, and it faces Lago Argentino. Exhibits use models, films and interactive installations to explain how glaciers form, move and retreat, along with stories of early explorers. Visit it before going to the glaciers. The underground GlacioBar has walls and bar counters made of ice. You can put on a cape and drink a toast at -10°C. Tickets are required, and the ice bar costs extra. Free shuttle buses run between town and the museum.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–20:00 (shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- Laguna Nimez Ecological Reserve
- El Calafate
- Punta Walichu Caves
- Cerro Frías
- Lake Argentino
- Lago Roca & Cerro Cristal
- La Leona Petrified Forest
- Estancia Nibepo Aike