Must-see attractions in La Boca

  • Interior of Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Museum of Fine Arts).

    Museo Benito Quinquela Martín

    La Boca

    Once the home and studio of painter Benito Quinquela Martín (1890–1977), this fine-arts museum exhibits his works and those of other Argentine artists…

  • Balconies in El Caminito.

    El Caminito

    La Boca

    La Boca's most famous street and 'open-air' museum is a magnet for visitors, who come to see its brightly painted houses and snap photographs of the…

  • Fundación Proa

    La Boca

    Only the most cutting-edge national and international artists are invited to show at this contemporary art center, with its high ceilings, white walls and…

  • Museo de la Pasión Boquense

    La Boca

    This high-tech fútbol museum at Boca Juniors' stadium chronicles the history of the boisterous neighborhood of La Boca and its famous soccer team with…

  • Torre Fantasma

    La Boca

    This private apartment building, which resembles a medieval castle, is said to be haunted. The story goes that after the house was built in 1915, evil…

  • Museo del Cine

    La Boca

    This small museum is housed in the former accommodations block of the electricity plant that is now the Usina del Arte. It contains the original posters …

  • Museo Histórico de Cera

    La Boca

    Wax reconstructions of historical figureheads (literally) and dioramas of scenes in Argentine history are the specialty of this small and tacky private…

  • Casa Amarilla

    La Boca

    This house is a replica of the residence of William (Guillermo) Brown, the Irish-born admiral who fought in the wars of Independence and created Argentina…