Mar Del Plata/Pinamar, Argentina

Mar del Plata is a resort city on Argentina’s Atlantic coast. Its long string of beaches includes the wide Punta Mogotes and Playa Grande, with its surf breaks. Behind Playa Grande, the treelined streets of the Los Troncos neighborhood have elegant early-20th-century houses that are now museums. These include the Roberto T. Barili History Museum, which traces the city’s past through photographs and objects. Pinamar is a seaside town on Argentina’s Atlantic coast. It’s known for its distinctive architecture, with houses set in open gardens, and the surrounding pine forests. Beaches run the length of the waterfront. To the north is an expansive area of sand dunes, known as La Frontera. Just north of the central Jorge Bunge Avenue, named after the town’s architect, is the Tuscan-style Our Lady of Peace Church.