A Spanish house with round arches, placed in the middle of a park, hosts the Archivo Museo Histórico Municipal Roberto Barili (Archive and History Museum). Villa Mitre, whose collections were obtained from the generous donations made by local people, also offers visitors echoes of past times.

Villa Victoria, a pre-fabricated bungalow surrounded by a fabulous park, used to be writer Victoria Ocampo´s summer house. Its rooms lead the visitor around the exhibits, which are very well-arranged, and show the fascinating life and work of this writer and patron of the arts. This residence hosts the Centro Cultural Victoria Ocampo (Cultural Center)

Another beautiful mansion set in Villa Ortiz Basualdo, high up on Estella Maris hill, is the Museo Municipal de Arte Juan Carlos Castagnino (Art Museum). It displays an important picture collection where the Castagnino room stands out.

The Museo Municipal de Ciencias Naturales Lorenzo Scaglia (Natural Science Museum), which has an aquarium, is located in España square. Its collection encompasses fossils from the Tertiary and Quaternary. The surrounding park, with children’s games, makes it a favorite museum for kids.

Next to Laguna de los Padres lies the Museo Municipal José Hernández, in the same piece of land where the oldest cattle ranch in the area used to be. Inside this one-storey U-shaped building, the collection contacts visitors with the history of native American people. Not far from this museum is the Reducción de Nuestra Señora del Pilar. This is the reconstruction of an old Jesuit mission placed in the area in the 18th century.

Regarding private museums, it is worth mentioning the Museo del Mar (Sea Shell Museum), which is located in an ancient mansion turned into a modern building. It hosts a magnificent collection of 30,000 seashells from all over the world.

In the neighboring city of Balcarce, the Museo del Automovilismo Juan Manuel Fangio exhibits a collection of old and modern cars together with other valuable motoring pieces, which delight both experts and neophytes.

In the Grosellar Neighborhood, the house-museum belonging to painter Alberto Bruzzone, Casa Bruzzone, opens the doors to unveil the work of this plastic artist. In the Port, there is another museum displaying the unparalleled work of another plastic artist who featured daily labor in the neighborhood and focused on details of ships and people (Museo del Hombre del Puerto Cleto Ciocchini). In the Alfar area the Museo Arqueológico Guillermo Magrassi (Archaeological museum) is set, where varied pieces from arqueological sites of the region are shown.

Another museum available is the Museo de la Fuerza de Submarinos de la Armada Argentina, with documentation and maquettes which illustrate the history of five generations of submarines. In the Casa del Folklore, the Museo Tradicionalista Juan B. Ambrosetti exhibits old objects for farm use. In Chapadmalal, the Museo Eva Perón pays homage to this celebrity of the recent history.