Sights & Attractions in Buenos Aires

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar This basilica beside the famous Cementerio de la Recoleta on Junín...	Religious Sites	Recoleta and Almagro

Calle Florida Nothing sums up the chaotic Centro better than this pedestrian...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Centro and Environs

Calle Museo Caminito Cobblestones, tango dancers, and haphazardly constructed, colorful...	Markets / Bazaars, Museums / Galleries	La Boca and San Telmo

Cementerio de la Recoleta The ominous gates, Doric-columned portico, and labyrinthine paths...	Historic Districts / Sites, Cemeteries	Recoleta and Almagro

Centro Cultural La Recoleta Art exhibitions, concerts, fringe theater performances, and workshops...	Arts / Performance Venues	Recoleta and Almagro


El Zanjón de Granados All of Buenos Aires' history is packed into this unusual house...	Houses / Mansions	La Boca and San Telmo

Floralis Genérica The gleaming steel and aluminum petals of this giant flower look...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Recoleta and Almagro

Fundación Proa For more than a decade, this thoroughly modern art museum has...	Museums / Galleries	La Boca and San Telmo

Jardín Japonés Like the bonsais in the nursery within it, this park is small...	Gardens / Arboretums	Palermo

La Manzana de Las Luces More history is packed into this single block of buildings southwest...	Historic Districts / Sites	Centro and Environs

MALBA The fabulous Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA)...	Museums / Galleries	Palermo

Museo del Bicentenario Today, the River Plate is nowhere in sight, but the humming traffic...	Museums / Galleries	Centro and Environs

Museo Etnográfico Juan B. Ambrosetti Given that the 100-peso bill still honors General Roca, the man...	Museums / Galleries	Centro and Environs

Museo Evita Eva Duarte de Perón, known universally as Evita, was the...	Museums / Galleries	Palermo

Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo The harmonious, French neoclassical mansion that houses the National...	Museums / Galleries	Recoleta and Almagro

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes The world's largest collection of Argentine art is displayed...	Museums / Galleries	Recoleta and Almagro

Parque de la Memoria Between 1969 and 1983, 30,000 civilians were illegally detained...	Memorials / Monuments	Palermo

Parque Tres de Febrero Known locally as Los Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods), this...	Parks	Palermo

Pasaje de la Defensa Wandering through this well-preserved house affords a glimpse...	Historic Districts / Sites, Stores / Malls	La Boca and San Telmo

Plaza de Mayo Since its construction in 1580, this has been the setting for...	Squares	Centro and Environs

Plaza Dorrego During the week a handful of craftspeople and a few scruffy pigeons...	Squares	La Boca and San Telmo

Teatro Colón Its magnitude, magnificent acoustics, and opulence (grander than...	Arts / Performance Venues	Centro and Environs
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