Must-see attractions in Argentina

  • Parque Arqueológico Colomichicó

    Bariloche & the Lake District

    This small archaeological site features one of the most important collections of Pehuenche rock art in Patagonia. There are over 600 examples here, carved…

  • Casa Curutchet

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    The famed French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier only built two structures in the Americas: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard, and Casa…

  • Portal La Ascensión

    Inland Patagonia

    An outstanding addition to Parque Nacional Patagonia, this historic estancia on Lago Buenos Aires has an information center, lakeside car camping and a…

  • Finca las Nubes

    Cafayate

    Located 5km southwest of Cafayate along the road to Río Colorado (it’s signposted ‘Mounier’), this small, organic and friendly winery has a fabulous…

  • Bodega Malma

    Bariloche & the Lake District

    Under the same ownership as the Bodega del Fin del Mundo, this delightful winery 60km north of Neuquén allows you to sample its five wine ranges during…

  • Museo Superior de Bellas Artes Evita

    Córdoba

    The Palacio Ferrerya – Nueva Córdoba’s landmark building – was built in 1914 and designed by Ernest Sanson in the Louis XVI style. The building itself is…

  • Museo Arqueológico Adán Quiroga

    Catamarca & La Rioja

    This fine archaeological museum displays a superb collection of pre-Columbian ceramics from several different cultures and eras. Some pieces –…

  • Museo Folklórico

    Catamarca & La Rioja

    This worthwhile museum is set in a wonderful early 17th-century adobe building, and has fine regional cultural displays. Themes include chaya (local La…

  • Feria de Mataderos

    Buenos Aires

    On the outskirts of the city in the working-class barrio of Mataderos, this excellent folkloric festival happens on Sundays and national holidays. Come…

  • Parque General San Martín

    Mendoza

    Walking along the lakeshore and snoozing in the shade of the rose garden in this beautiful 420-hectare park is a great way to enjoy one of the city’s…

  • Puerto Mar del Plata

    Mar del Plata

    Mar del Plata is one of Argentina’s most important fishing centers. Its port area, 8km south of the city center, is worth a visit, though public access to…

  • Centro Cultural del Bicentenario

    Salta & the Andean Northwest

    This excellent cultural center is an airy, modern space housing three museums, all imaginatively displayed; the highlight is the anthropological…

  • Museo Casa Carlos Gardel

    Buenos Aires

    A small but noteworthy tribute to tango's most famous voice. Located in Gardel’s old house, the museum traces the singer's early years in France and…

  • Las Marianas

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    One of the prettiest wineries in the region, this one was built in 1922, abandoned in 1950 and reinstated in 1999. The main building is gorgeous, with…

  • Paseo del Buen Pastor

    Córdoba

    This cultural center and performance space was built in 1901 as a combined chapel, monastery and women’s prison. In mid-2007 it was re-inaugurated to…

  • Museo Histórico Provincial

    Along the Río Paraná

    In a lovable 17th-century building, this museum has a variety of possessions and mementos of various provincial governors and caudillos (provincial…

  • Costanera

    Along the Río Paraná

    The costanera of Corrientes is one of the most attractive along the entire Río Paraná with shady park areas, gold-sand beaches and a variety of bars and…

  • Museo y Mercado Provincial de Artesanías

    Along the Río Paraná

    Promoting handicrafts from throughout the province, this is a likable little place that is part museum, part shop. Ask the curator to explain things to…

  • Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes

    Rosario

    This gallery is worth a visit for its inventive displays of contemporary and 20th-century artworks from the MACRO collection, and its small collection of…

  • Man looking at the Perito Moreno glacier from the bottom.

    Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

    Inland Patagonia

    Among the Earth’s most dynamic and accessible ice fields, Glaciar Perito Moreno is the stunning centerpiece of the southern sector of Parque Nacional Los…

  • Manzana de las Luces

    Buenos Aires

    In colonial times, the Manzana de las Luces was Buenos Aires’ most important center of culture and learning, and today the block still symbolizes…

  • View to Isla San Martin.

    Isla San Martín

    Iguazú Falls

    From the end of the Paseo Inferior, a free launch takes you across to this island with a trail of its own that gives the closest look at several falls,…

  • Talampaya Canyon.

    Cañón de Talampaya

    Catamarca & La Rioja

    The focus of a visit to Parque Nacional Talampaya is this spectacular, (usually) dry watercourse bounded by sheer sandstone cliffs. Condors soar on…

  • Dinosaur replica at Carmen Funes Municipal Museum.

    Museo Municipal Carmen Funes

    Bariloche & the Lake District

    The star of the show at this museum, 116km west of Neuquén, is a full-size reconstructed skeleton of the Argentinosaurus huinculensis, believed to have…

  • Museo de La Plata.

    Museo de La Plata

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    Founded in 1884, this excellent museum features the paleontological, zoological, archaeological and anthropological finds of famous Patagonian explorer…

  • A colony of Penguins close to the ocean at Punta Delgada in Península Valdés.
A colony of Penguins close to the ocean at Punta Delgada in Península Valdés.
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    Reserva Faunística Península Valdés

    Coastal Patagonia

    Lying on Argentina's barren eastern Patagonian coast, this oddly shaped peninsula is home to some of the country's richest wildlife. Elephant seals,…

  • Tupungato volcano in Argentina.

    Parque Provincial Volcán Tupungato

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    Tupungato (6650m) is an impressive volcano, partly covered by snowfields and glaciers, and serious climbers consider the mountain a far more challenging,…

  • The Centro Cultural América in downtown Salta.

    Centro Cultural América

    Salta

    A former church built in French academia style between 1721 and 1732, in 1913 it became Salta’s most important social club until the government took it…

  • Statue of Christ (Cristo Redentor de los Andes) near mountain pass Paso Los Libertadores, Argentina.

    Cristo Redentor

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    This monument tops a high altitude pass, once occupied by a rail line linking Argentina and Chile, offering spectacular Andean vistas. The dirt and gravel…

  • Pachamama Museum, Amaicha del Valle, Argentina.

    Museo de Pachamama

    Salta & the Andean Northwest

    The ornate and unusual Museo de Pachamama combines a picturesque collection of indigenous art and artifacts with the sculpture and tapestries of the…

  • Duna Magicá

    Catamarca & La Rioja

    A network of stunning, red and white sand dunes rises from the desert floor 15km north of Fiambalá. It's best to arrive in the early morning before the…

  • Museo Nacional Ferroviario

    Buenos Aires

    Train enthusiasts won't want to miss this museum dedicated to the history of Argentina's railway network. Exhibits include porcelain from the presidential…

  • Museo Municipal Ernesto Bachmann

    Bariloche & the Lake District

    Some 79km southwest of Neuquén, off RN 237, the small town of El Chocón is the proud home of the virtually complete hundred-million-year-old skeleton of…

  • Parque Nacional Campo de los Alisos

    Salta & the Andean Northwest

    To the south of Tucumán, Parque Nacional Campo de los Alisos is a tempting destination, particularly if you have your own transportation. A hilly park at…

  • San Pedro Yacochuya

    Cafayate

    An atmospheric boutique winery set at the end of a dusty desert road with cacti on one side and vineyards on the other. It makes 250,000 bottles of wine…

  • Cueva de las Manos

    Inland Patagonia

    The incredible rock art of Cueva de las Manos was proclaimed a Unesco World Heritage site in 1999. Dating from about 7370 BC, these polychrome rock…

  • Parque Provincial Ischigualasto

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    A spectacular, if desolate, landscape of otherworldly rock formations, dinosaur remains and sedimentary mountain ranges. Drivers join convoys on slow…

  • El Porvenir

    Cafayate

    This well-run family bodega has recently been taken over by the 30-something daughter, who knows how to keep good torrontés from touching corrupting oak …

  • Cementerio de la Chacarita

    Buenos Aires

    This large cemetery is much less visited by tourists than Recoleta, but its most elaborate tombs are no less impressive. The most visited belongs to…

  • Iglesia San Francisco

    Salta

    This magenta-and-yellow church is Salta’s most striking. The exuberant facade is topped by a slender tower; inside are several venerated images, including…

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