Must-see attractions in The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

  • Museo del Transporte

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    Luján's transportation museum displays a remarkable collection of horse-drawn carriages from the late 1800s, the first steam locomotive to serve the city…

  • Museo Judío de Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires

    Jewish symbols adorn the facade of the Templo Libertad, Argentina’s oldest and largest synagogue, located at the northeastern end of Plaza Lavalle…

  • Complejo Museográfico Enrique Udaondo

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    On the west side of Luján's gargantuan basilica plaza, this gorgeous colonial-era museum complex rambles with several display rooms, pretty patios and…

  • Villa Ocampo

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    This beautifully restored mansion and Unesco-protected site was once the home of Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979), a feminist writer, publisher and…

  • Museo Casa Rosada

    Buenos Aires

    Behind the Casa Rosada, look for a glass wedge: it's the roof of this bright and airy museum, housed within the brick vaults of Argentina's old aduana …

  • Torre Tanque

    Mar del Plata

    This interesting medieval-style water-storage tower, atop Stella Maris hill, was finished in 1943 and is still functioning. It's 88m high (that's 194…

  • Cerro El Centinela

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    For great views over Tandil and a relaxing afternoon hike, head 6km west of town to this hilltop park. There's a bakery, a restaurant with outdoor tables,…

  • Edificio Kavanagh

    Buenos Aires

    A feisty Irishwoman funded the construction of this handsome art deco–style apartment building, which was the tallest skyscraper in Latin America at the…

  • Cabildo

    Buenos Aires

    This mid-18th-century town hall building houses an interesting museum largely dedicated to the revolution of May 1810, when Argentina declared…

  • Floralis Genérica

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    This gargantuan flower sculpture, located in the center of Plaza Naciones Unidas, is the inspired creation of architect Eduardo Catalano, who designed and…

  • Iglesia Santa Catalina

    Buenos Aires

    Santa Catalina was founded in 1745, when it became Buenos Aires’ first convent. In 1807 British troops invaded the city for the second time and took…

  • Palais de Glace

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    Housed in an unusual circular building that was once an ice-skating rink and a tango hall (happily not at once, however), the spacious Palais de Glace now…

  • Museo Etnográfico Juan B Ambrosetti

    Buenos Aires

    This worthwhile anthropological museum was created as an institute for research and university training – and as an educational center for the public. On…

  • Casa Brandon

    Buenos Aires

    Located in Villa Crespo, this meeting spot is so much more than a bar. The concept at Casa Brandon is to promote art in the context of sexual diversity…

  • Museo Las Lilas de Areco

    San Antonio de Areco

    Florencio Molina Campos is to Argentines what Norman Rockwell is to Americans – a folk artist whose themes are based on comical caricatures. This pretty…

  • Museo El Castillo

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    Tours of the Castillo Luro, as the museum is known, offer insight into the luxurious eccentricities that Argentine landowners could afford to indulge in…

  • Museo y Taller de Platería Draghi

    San Antonio de Areco

    This small museum contains an exceptional collection of 19th-century silver facones (gaucho knives), beautiful horse gear and intricate mate paraphernalia…

  • Cerro La Movediza

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    At the north edge of town, the Piedra Movediza, a 300-tonne stone, teetered precariously atop Cerro La Movediza for many years before finally falling in…

  • Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales

    Buenos Aires

    In the geographical center of the city at circular Parque Centenario is this excellent natural sciences museum. On display are large collections of…

  • Obispado de la Diócesis de Santa Rosa

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    You've never seen a church like this. Faded now from what must have been its gleaming, feather-ruffling ribbon cutting, the facade in front of Santa Rosa…

  • Parroquia Santísimo Sacramento

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    Built in 1878, Tandil's gorgeous central Catholic Church is decked out with arts-and-crafts era tiled floors, floral mosaic ceilings and a gilded altar…

  • La Librería de Avila

    Buenos Aires

    The city's oldest bookstore – there has been a bookshop on this historic corner site since 1785 – has a number of rare and antique texts as well as recent…

  • Museo Naval

    Tigre & the Delta

    This worthwhile museum traces the history of the Argentine navy with an eclectic mix of historical photos, old maps, artillery displays and pickled sea…

  • Centro Cultural San Martín

    Buenos Aires

    One of Buenos Aires’ best cultural centers, the San Martín offers art exhibitions, music, films, lectures, classes and workshops. See the website for the…

  • Farmacia de la Estrella

    Buenos Aires

    The Farmacia de la Estrella (1835) is a functioning homeopathic pharmacy with gorgeous woodwork and elaborate late-19th-century ceiling murals depicting…

  • Parque de la Costa

    Tigre & the Delta

    Near to Puerto de Frutos is Tigre’s amusement park with some fun attractions including roller-coaster rides and waterslides. Opening hours vary between…

  • Playa Escondida

    Mar del Plata

    For the adventurous, there’s Playa Escondida, some 25km south of Mardel, which claims to be Argentina’s only legal nude beach.

  • Museo San Huberto

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    This small museum houses an interesting collection of 15 horse-drawn carriages from the early 20th century.

  • Museo El Caserío

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    The Museo El Caserío is where the French painter Tristán Lacroix lived and worked in 1911.

  • Museo Tradicionalista Fuerte Independencia

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    This historical museum, worth a walk-through for context, exhibits a large and varied collection on Tandil’s history. Photographs commemorate major events…

  • Museo Nacional del Teatro

    Buenos Aires

    This tiny museum traces Argentine theater from its colonial beginnings, stressing the 19th-century contributions of the Podestá family – Italian…

  • Museo Mitre

    Buenos Aires

    This museum is located in the colonial house where Bartolomé Mitre – Argentina’s first legitimate president elected under the constitution of 1853 –…

  • Museo de Armas

    Buenos Aires

    This maze-like museum, in the basement of Palacio Paz, exhibits a frighteningly large collection of over 3500 bazookas, grenade launchers, cannons,…

  • Torreón del Monje

    Mar del Plata

    Grand and castle-like, positioned on a cliff over the ocean, Torreón del Monje is hard to miss – look for the red domes and the stone footbridge…

  • Museo de la Policía Federal

    Buenos Aires

    This quirky and extensive police museum displays a whole slew of uniforms and medals, along with ‘illegal activities’ exhibits (cockfighting and gambling)…

  • Bioparque La Plata

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    Within the Paseo del Bosque parkland is the former zoo, which is in the process of being transformed into a 'bioparque' housing only animals native to…

  • Museo Beatle

    Buenos Aires

    Located in the Paseo La Plaza complex, this museum claims to be the only Beatles museum in South America. It showcases the Beatles memorabilia of owner…

  • Templo Libertad

    Buenos Aires

    Located at the at the northeastern end of Plaza Lavalle, Argentina’s oldest and largest synagogue can be identified by the Jewish symbols that adorn the…

  • Edificio Libertador

    Buenos Aires

    Towering above the Casa Rosada, just south of Parque Colón on Av Colón, is the army headquarters at the Edificio Libertador, the real locus of Argentine…

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