7 Best Places to Visit in Argentina

Argentina stretches from subtropical waterfalls in the north to glaciers and the edge of Antarctica in the south, with wine country, mountain lakes, and the tango streets of Buenos Aires in between. Here are seven places that capture the range of it.

1. Iguazu Falls

A system of roughly 275 individual waterfalls straddling the border with Brazil, set inside a UNESCO World Heritage-listed subtropical rainforest. The Argentine side gets you closest to the water via raised walkways, including the dramatic "Devil's Throat" viewpoint. It's genuinely one of the largest waterfall systems on Earth by width.

2. La Boca, Buenos Aires

A working-class port neighborhood in the capital known for the brightly painted houses along Caminito street, built from leftover ship paint by Italian immigrant dockworkers in the early 20th century. It's also the birthplace of Boca Juniors football club and a longtime hub for tango. Buenos Aires as a whole is worth a few days on its own, from Recoleta Cemetery to the nightly milongas.

3. Perito Moreno Glacier

Part of Los Glaciares National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Argentine Patagonia. It's one of the few glaciers in the world that is still advancing rather than retreating, and visitors can watch massive chunks of ice calve directly into Lago Argentino from a network of viewing platforms. Ice trekking on the glacier itself is a popular add-on.

4. Bariloche

A Lake District town in the Argentine Andes, styled after Alpine architecture by early 20th-century Swiss and German settlers and now famous for artisanal chocolate. It sits on Nahuel Huapi Lake and serves as the gateway to hiking, skiing, and the scenic Seven Lakes Route. The mountain scenery here rivals Switzerland's, without the Swiss prices.

5. Mendoza

Argentina's wine capital, sitting in the foothills of the Andes and responsible for the majority of the country's Malbec production. Vineyard tours here are typically paired with views of Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. It's also a common base for high-altitude trekking into the mountains.

6. Ushuaia

Marketed as "El Fin del Mundo" (The End of the World), Ushuaia is generally considered the southernmost city on the planet, on the Argentine side of Tierra del Fuego. It's the main departure point for cruises to Antarctica and for boat trips through the Beagle Channel. Tierra del Fuego National Park just outside the city adds subpolar forest and coastal hiking.

7. Purmamarca and the Hill of Seven Colors

A small village in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed valley in Argentina's arid northwest near the Bolivian border. It takes its name from the Cerro de los Siete Colores, a mountain whose visible mineral-layered bands run from ochre to deep purple. The wider valley was a key pre-Columbian and colonial trade route.

Staying connected while you travel

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