2 Best Sights in Wine Regions, Argentina

One of the country's oldest wineries, Goyenechea was founded in 1868 by a Basque immigrant family that had the foresight to build not only a solid brick winery, but also 60 houses for the working families, a school for their children, a repair shop, and a chapel. As you pass through the arched caves where wine ages in bottles, you can see the piletas, huge concrete vats that held 8,976 gallons of wine when the industry was focused on quantity, not quality. Family members often lead tours, which are free in Spanish; ask ahead for prices in English.

This modest house was the birthplace of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811–88), known to Argentines as the Father of Education. Sarmiento was a prolific writer, a skilled diplomat, and a successful politician who served as president from 1869 to 1874. Casa Natal de Sarmiento—Argentina’s first designated National Historic Landmark—pays tribute to his achievements and gives an overview of Argentine history during his era.