The Best Sight in La Boca, Buenos Aires

This thoroughly modern art museum continues to nudge traditional La Boca into the present. Its facade alone reads like a manifesto of local urban renewal: part of the original 19th-century Italianate house-front has been cut away and huge plate-glass windows accented by unfinished steel stand alongside it. The space behind them now includes three adjacent properties. The luminous main gallery retains the building's original Corinthian-style steel columns, artfully rusted, but has sparkling white walls and polished concrete floors. With every flight of stairs you climb, views out over the harbor and cast-iron bridges get better. Grab one of the outdoor sofas around sunset and your photos will rival the work below. English versions of all exhibition information are available; there are also guided tours in English.On the roof, an airy café serves salads, sandwiches, and cocktails.