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Best Attractions in Argentina (2026)

Landmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Argentina

  1. Teatro Colón Opera house, San NicolásBuenos Aires' great opera house, opened in 1908 with Verdi's Aida and famed for its acoustics, with daily 50-minute guided tours of its halls.
  2. Recoleta Cemetery Historic cemetery, RecoletaA walled city of 4,691 above-ground vaults opened in 1822, where Eva Perón, presidents, Nobel laureates and writers rest among ornate tombs.
  3. Casa Rosada Presidential palace and museum, MonserratThe pink presidential palace on Plaza de Mayo, created by joining two 19th-century buildings, with a museum built around the remains of the old fort.

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1. Teatro Colón

Opera houseSan Nicolás

Buenos Aires' great opera house, opened in 1908 with Verdi's Aida and famed for its acoustics, with daily 50-minute guided tours of its halls.

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3. Casa Rosada

Presidential palace and museumMonserrat

The pink presidential palace on Plaza de Mayo, created by joining two 19th-century buildings, with a museum built around the remains of the old fort.

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6. MALBA

Latin American art museumPalermo

A modern museum of Latin American art opened in 2001, with works by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Tarsila do Amaral and Antonio Berni.

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7. Palacio Barolo

Historic office building and viewpointMonserrat

A 100-metre office tower on Avenida de Mayo, completed in 1923 and designed around Dante's Divine Comedy, crowned by a lighthouse.

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9. Museo Evita

History museumPalermo

A museum on the life of Eva Perón, opened in 2002 in a 1923 Palermo house that her foundation once used as a shelter for families.

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