Montevideo Attraction Tours and Museums

October 20, 2026

Montevideo’s museums and landmark buildings are compact, mostly cheap and easy to combine on foot or by bus. Prices below are in Uruguayan pesos (UYU) unless stated, and opening hours change, so check the venue’s own page before you go. Street crime exists in the capital, and the UK government advises against walking downtown or around the port alone, especially at night and at weekends.

Teatro Solis

The theatre at Buenos Aires 678, on the corner of Bartolome Mitre, opened on 25 August 1856 with Verdi’s Ernani. Guided tours run Tuesday to Friday at 11:00, 12:00 and 16:00, and on Saturday and Sunday at 15:00 and 16:00, in Spanish, English or Portuguese. Tours are free on Wednesdays. On other days foreign visitors pay UYU 400, and foreigners who show the digital tourist tax receipt pay half. The box office is open daily from 15:00 to 19:00. Details are on the Teatro Solis information page .

Museo Torres Garcia

The museum at Peatonal Sarandi 683 is devoted to Joaquin Torres Garcia and his idea that “our north is the South”, shown in the upside-down map America Invertida. It is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00 and closes on 1 January, 1 May, 18 July, 25 August and 25 December. Entry is UYU 400 for visitors. Commented tours run on Thursday at 16:00 and Friday at 11:00 for UYU 600, with no reservation. See the museum’s visiting page .

Museo del Carnaval

Near the port, at Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825 on the corner of Maciel, the museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00. General entry is UYU 200, and children under 12 enter free. It makes a good primer before the February parades.

Museo del Futbol

Football fans enter from Avenida Ricaldoni, in the Tribuna Olimpica next to Gate 13 of Estadio Centenario. It is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00 and Sunday from 11:00 to 15:00. Foreign visitors pay UYU 400, Uruguayans UYU 200, retirees UYU 90, and children under 12 are free. Opening on match days is not stated, so check the stadium site .

Museo del Gaucho y de la Moneda

This museum reopened on 3 October 2024 in the hall of the Banco Republica head office at Cerrito 351 in Ciudad Vieja. It shows about 300 pieces, and announced hours are Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00. Entry was free in its launch month, so check the current price.

Free museums and gardens

Several national museums charge nothing. MNAV, the visual arts museum at Tomas Giribaldi 2283 in Parque Rodo, is open Tuesday to Sunday from 13:00 to 20:00. The decorative arts museum in Palacio Taranco, beside Plaza Zabala, opens Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 18:00. Hours come from the Ministry of Education and Culture’s museum hours notice of 31 December 2025. The Jardin Japones, in the grounds of the Museo Blanes at Avenida Millan 4015, covers about 3,000 square metres and opened on 24 September 2001. It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00, and guides say entry is free.

Palacio Salvo and the hop-on bus

Palacio Salvo tours are sold through RedTickets. Secondary reports give about 45 to 60 minutes and roughly UYU 400, with weekday and Saturday departures, including the Tango Museum and the viewpoint. The meeting point is the lobby at door 848 on Plaza Independencia. The tourist bus has two circuits. Tour Central has 12 stops, including Mercado del Puerto, Plaza Independencia, Palacio Legislativo and Estadio Centenario, with a bus about every 33 minutes from roughly 09:00 to 19:00. Tour Rambla has seven stops along the coast, about every 90 minutes. It does not go to the Cerro. Fares are on the BusTur site .

A solemn visit

Museo Andes 1972, at Rincon 619 in Ciudad Vieja, tells the story of the 1972 Andes flight disaster and the 45 people on board. It is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 15:00, closed on Sunday, with last entry 30 minutes before closing. Adults pay US$8, over-65s US$6 and children 15 and under US$4, with children under 12 free. Allow 60 to 90 minutes, and keep to a quiet, respectful pace. The museum site has the current details.

Tours and wineries

City tours and museum combinations are listed on GetYourGuide . Bodega Bouza, on Camino de la Redencion in Montevideo department, takes visitors by advance booking only.