Ship models
From every era.
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The National Naval Museum in Tigre, on the Paseo Victorica riverfront, belongs to the Argentine Navy and gathers the country's maritime and seafaring history. It dates back to the late nineteenth century, when the Centro Naval, founded by officers in 1882, began receiving gifts of ship models and maritime objects, until they needed a museum of their own. Its long white building has broad, high-ceilinged halls showing detailed models of ships from many eras, navigation instruments, charts and marine paintings, and real boats, best known among them the sailing boat Lehg II of the sailor Vito Dumas, who sailed it alone around the world through the stormy southern seas in 1942-1943. Larger pieces stand outdoors in the garden. There is a small entry fee, and hours differ between weekdays and weekends. It pairs easily with the Tigre Art Museum and a delta boat trip.
From every era.
Solo round the world.
Paseo Victorica.
Paseo Victorica 602, on the riverfront, Tigre
Museo de Arte Tigre (Tigre Art Museum)The Tigre Art Museum fills one of the finest buildings in the Buenos Aires subur7 minutes walk
Parque de la CostaParque de la Costa is one of Argentina's biggest amusement parks, opened in 199713 minutes walk
Tigre and the Paraná DeltaTigre is a town on the edge of the Paraná Delta, about 28 kilometres north of Bu14 minutes walk4.4
Puerto de Frutos (Tigre)Puerto de Frutos, the «Fruit Port», is Tigre's old port on the Luján river, wher18 minutes walkVito Dumas's sailing boat Lehg II, which he took alone around the world in 1942-1943, and the ship models.