Things to do in San Juan
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Casa Natal de Sarmiento
The Casa Natal de Sarmiento is named for Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, whose prolific writing as a politician, diplomat, educator and journalist made him a public figure both within and beyond Argentina. Sarmiento’s Recuerdos de Provincia recounted his childhood in this house and his memories of his mother. The house is now a museum.
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Remolacha
One of the biggest parrillas in town, the dining room is extremely ordinary, but eating in the garden is a lush experience. Get a table by the picture windows looking into the kitchen and you’ll be able to see your meal being hacked off the carcass before getting thrown on the flames. Excellent salads, too.
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Museo El Hombre y La Naturaleza
The now-defunct Estación Belgrano (train station) has been recycled into the Centro de Difusión Cultural Eva Perón, a cultural center that includes the anthropological museum, Museo El Hombre y La Naturaleza, a combination museum/gift shop showcasing weavings and pottery finds from the region.
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Museo de Vino Santiago Graffigna
Museo de Vino Santiago Graffigna is a wine museum well worth a visit. It also has a wine bar where you can taste many of San Juan’s best wines. Take bus 12A from in front of the tourist office on Sarmiento (AR$1.50, 15 minutes) and ask the driver to tell you when to get off.
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Club Sirio Libanés
The Syrian-Lebanese club has by far the best-looking restaurant in town, with plenty of arched roofs and Moorish tile work. The menu's good, if a little light on Middle Eastern fare, but the tabouleh, hummus and kibbeh are all worth a try.
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Museo de Ciencias Naturales
The most interesting specimen at the Museo de Ciencias Naturales is the skeleton of the dinosaur Herrerasaurus from Ischigualasto, though there are plenty of provincial minerals, fossils and other exhibits to mull over.
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Desánchez
San Juan’s snootiest restaurant is actually pretty good. It has a creative menu with a smattering of seafood dishes, an adequate wine list (featuring all the San Juan heavy hitters) and a hushed, tranquil atmosphere.
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Mercado Artesanal Tradicional
The Mercado Artesanal Tradicional is an excellent local handicrafts market with an assortment of items for sale including ponchos and the brightly colored mantas (shawls) of Jáchal.
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Tia Maria
An indoor/outdoor restaurant on a relatively quiet street. There's a better-than-average range of pastas and some semi-gourmet mains like rabbit cannelloni in gruyère sauce and seafood crepes.
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Baró
This popular main-street cafe/restaurant has the best variety of pasta dishes in town and a relaxed atmosphere that make it a good stop for coffee or drinks at any time.
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Lookout Tower
If you need a little perspective on things, make your way up the Lookout Tower for a sweeping view out over the town and surrounding countryside.
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Soychú
Excellent vegetarian buffet attached to a health-food store selling all sorts of groceries and a range of teas. Arrive early for the best selection.
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Cereza Light
An unremarkable little cafe that deserves a mention for its excellent range of fruit and vegetable juices.
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Saitur Saul Saidel
Offers city tours and day trips to Ischigualasto (AR$250) and elsewhere.
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Mario Agüero Turismo
Offers organized tours including Parque Provincial Ischigualasto.
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