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Unusual Attractions in Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

Perito Moreno Glacier

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina

Iguazu Falls

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

La Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands)

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Xul Solar Museum

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cementerio de la Recoleta

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Caminito

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Manzana de las Luces

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Argentina

El Calafate, Argentina

Glaciarium

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

Villa Gesell, Argentina

El Viejo Hobbit

"Di amigo y entra" at this Argentinian Middle Earth-inspired pub.

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The snow-capped Andes, on the far western horizon, seen from the remote Centro Astronómico Macón site in Argentina.

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Team members at the remote desert site brave challenging conditions to make the most of its clear, dark skies.

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These snail eggs were spotted on the shore of San Clemente del Tuyú.

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A 3D model of the extinct marsupial <em>Thylacosmilus atrox</em>.

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The researchers studied aerial images of 86 southern right whales off the coast of Argentina.

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In Argentina, aerial imagery helps researchers get a close look at southern right whales from a distance.

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