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The obelisk of Montevideo

Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830

A 40-m-high obelisk that was built in 1930 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Uruguayan constitution. The three statues next to the obelisk represent "law", "liberty" and "force".

Getting there: corner of Av. 18 de Julio and Bv. Artigas

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Shopping Tres Cruces
Which is also the main intercity bus terminal. Basically everything that has with the bus traffic to do is at the lower floor, together with newspaper kiosk and fast food outlets. The upper floor is the shopping mall with most stores selling fashion. The toilets for the shopping area are somewhat hard to find, you need to follow the signage towards the parking house and go up the stairs.
bus station daily 07:00-23:00, stores usually shorter
Drink
Oso Pardo
Cavernous warehouse-style space with some of Montevideo's best craft beers. Food includes some rather weird pizza and some of the biggest burgers in town. The beers are mostly ubiquitous IPAs but there are occasional flashes of brewing skill and creativity in stouts or Belgian styles. Their best beers have been a Russian imperial stout and a Belgian tripel, but don't count on them being available.
Sun-Thu 19:00 - 01:00, Fri-Sat 19:00 - 03:00 (kitchen closes at 23:30)U$400+
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K Fe
Corner of Juan Paullier and Maldonado, Cordon area: You will feel like in Lavapiez in Madrid, Friedrichshain in Berlin or a Melbourne back alley. Enjoy a coffee in the afternoon or a home cooked meal (always veggie option) in this unique rotiseria cultural in the heart of the city. Clothes, design, exhibition, roots, dub, dubstep, urban art.
12:00-02:00.
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Museo del Fútbol
Football museum
It's in the stadium where the first football world championships were held in 1930. You can see old photos, flags, jerseys, posters, trophies, flags and such. You will also get access to the stadium itself (unless there is a game going on).
Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00U$100