Must-see attractions in Argentina

  • Domingo Molino

    Cafayate

    A small producer, perched on a gorgeous hillside overlooking the verdant valley, backed by rugged mountains, with vineyards cascading down the slopes. It…

  • Museo Rocsen

    Córdoba & the Central Sierras

    The 27,000-plus pieces on display in this museum near the tiny town of Nono form probably the most eclectic collection of trash/treasure you’re ever…

  • Catedral Basilica de Salta

    Salta

    Salta’s pink cathedral was consecrated in 1878 and harbors the ashes of (among other notables) General Martín Miguel de Güemes, a salteño (resident of…

  • Ciudad Perdida & Cañón Arco Iris

    Catamarca & La Rioja

    In Parque Nacional Talampaya, accessed from the road 14km before reaching the main park entrance, these impressive formations are visited via guided 4WD…

  • Reserva Los Huemules

    Inland Patagonia

    This private 56-sq-km reserve protects the endangered huemul deer. There's 25km of marked trails. Stop by the visitor center to check in. It’s 17km beyond…

  • Parque Nacional El Palmar

    Iguazú Falls & the Northeast

    On the west bank of the Río Uruguay, midway between Colón and Concordia, 8500-sq-km Parque Nacional El Palmar preserves the last extensive stands of yatay…

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    Área Natural Protegida Punta Tombo

    Coastal Patagonia

    Continental South America’s largest penguin nesting ground, Área Natural Protegida Punta Tombo has a colony of more than half a million Magellanic…

  • Portico of Palacio del Congreso, Plaza del Congreso.

    Palacio del Congreso

    Buenos Aires

    Argentina's green-domed Congress building, modeled on the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, was completed in 1906. Worthwhile free tours of the Senate…

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    Plaza San Martín

    Buenos Aires

    French landscape architect Carlos Thays designed the leafy Plaza San Martín, which is surrounded by some of Buenos Aires’ most impressive public buildings…

  • Reserva Provincial Parque Luro

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    Home to a mix of introduced and native species, as well as over 150 species of birds, this 76-sq-km reserve is a delightful spot to while away some easy…

  • Argentine coat of arms on facade of Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes.

    Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes

    Buenos Aires

    Following cholera, typhoid and yellow fever epidemics, city officials commissioned the English engineer John Batemen to plan a water purification system –…

  • Parque Nacional Lihué Calel

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    This desert-like park is a haven for native cats such as puma and yagouaroundi. You can easily spot armadillo, guanaco, mara (Patagonian hare) and…

  • Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas

    Córdoba & the Central Sierras

    Fans of the Road Runner cartoon will feel oddly at home among the red sandstone rock formations in this rarely visited national park. The park comprises…

  • Parque Provincial Ernesto Tornquist

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    The main hike from the Centro de Visitantes is Cerro Bahía Blanca (two hours round-trip). There are great views from the trail and the peak and you don't…

  • Parque Nacional Mburucuyá

    Along the Río Paraná

    Less well known than neighboring Parque Esteros del Iberá, this compact national park contains more than 100 small lakes and boasts thriving communities…

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    Mercado de Abasto

    Buenos Aires

    The historic Mercado de Abasto (1895) has been turned into one of the most beautiful shopping centers in the city. The building, once a large vegetable…

  • In the center of Buenos Aires, Argentina, stands this obelisk, an historic momument commemorating the 400 year anniversary of the city.

    Obelisco

    Buenos Aires

    One of the city's most iconic monuments is the needle-like Obelisco, soaring 67m above the oval Plaza de la República on busy Av 9 de Julio. It was…

  • Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego

    Tierra del Fuego

    West of Ushuaia some 12km along RN 3, Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego was Argentina’s first coastal national park. Its 630 sq km span from the Beagle…

  • Cayastá Ruins

    Along the Río Paraná

    Set beside the Río San Javier, these atmospheric ruins are well worth a visit. The river has eroded away a good portion of them and there’s ongoing…

  • Parque Nacional El Leoncito

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    The 76-sq-km Parque Nacional El Leoncito occupies a former estancia (ranch) 22km south of Barreal. The landscape is typical of the Andean precordillera…

  • Catedral Metropolitana

    Buenos Aires

    The city's main Catholic church, finished in 1827, is a significant religious and architectural landmark, where Jorge Bergoglio (now known as Pope Francis…

  • Galerías Pacífico

    Buenos Aires

    Occupying an entire city block, this beautiful building, inspired by Le Bon Marché in Paris, houses an upscale shopping center with a large food court…

  • Palacio Paz

    Buenos Aires

    Once the private residence of José C Paz – founder of the newspaper La Prensa – this opulent, French-style palace (1909) is the city's grandest. Inside…

  • Shrine of Difunta Correa

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    Since the 1940s, this shrine, once a simple cross, has metastasized into a village with basic hotels, restaurants and shops, all dedicated to the legend…

  • Pucará

    Quebrada de Humahuaca

    This reconstructed pre-Columbian fortification is 1km south of Tilcara's center, across an iron bridge. Its location is strategic, commanding the river…

  • Parque Nacional Patagonia

    Inland Patagonia

    Out on the steppe, this 530-sq-km park was created in 2015 primarily to protect the maca tobiano, an endangered grebe brought to the brink of extinction…

  • Museo Casa de Ernesto Che Guevara

    Córdoba & the Central Sierras

    In the 1930s, the family of young Ernesto (Che) Guevara moved here because a doctor recommended the dry climate for his asthma. Though Che lived in…

  • Casa de la Independencia

    Salta & the Andean Northwest

    Students and families descend from far and wide to visit this late-colonial mansion where a collection of Unitarist lawyers and clerics declared Argentina…

  • Punta Norte

    Coastal Patagonia

    At the far end of Península Valdés, solitary Punta Norte boasts an enormous mixed colony of sea lions and elephant seals. Its remote location means it is…

  • Museo Pueyrredón

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    This colonial villa was once the home of revolutionary hero General Juan Martín de Pueyrredón. Inside the building has been beautifully preserved and…

  • Parque Nacional Perito Moreno

    Inland Patagonia

    Wild and windblown, Parque Nacional Perito Moreno is an adventurer’s dream. Approaching from the steppe, the massive snowcapped peaks of the Sierra…

  • Museo de la Memoria

    Córdoba

    A chilling testament to the excesses of Argentina’s military dictatorship, this museum occupies a space formerly used as a clandestine center for…

  • Reserva Natural Villavicencio

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    Popular with day-tripping mendocinos, this nature reserve occupying a spectacular mountain setting only an hour north of Mendoza is also the origin of…

  • Teatro Nacional Cervantes

    Buenos Aires

    From the grand tiled lobby to the red-and-gold-hued main theater, you can smell the long history of the ornately decorated Cervantes. Though it's…

  • Museo Nacional del Petróleo

    Coastal Patagonia

    This museum provides an insider look at the social and historical aspects of petroleum development. Don’t expect balanced treatment of oil issues – it was…

  • Plaza Lavalle

    Buenos Aires

    Just northwest of the Obelisco is Plaza Lavalle, three blocks of parks (popular with office workers on their lunch break) surrounded by some important…

  • La Casa de la Piedra Pintada

    Córdoba & the Central Sierras

    At La Casa de la Piedra Pintada, more than 50 rock carvings are easily visible in the rock face. Follow the road until you reach an open meadow at the…

  • Paraná Delta

    Rosario

    Rosario sits on the banks of the Río Paraná upper delta, a 60km-wide area of mostly uninhabited, subtropical islands and winding riachos (streams). It’s…

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