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Address: Av. Santa Fe 750 - RetiroThis Palace originally belonged to one of the great Argentinean families, for which it keeps its last name: Paz Palace. Dr. José Camilo Paz was once the ambassador in Paris and, later, the founder…

Address: 25 de Mayo 276 - San NicolásDue to the donation of lands made in 1830 towards the Argentinean government by Juan Manuel de Rosas, the Anglicans had their cathedral in the city; in fact (except for the catholic religion),…

Address: Avda. Pedro de Mendoza y Del Valle Iberlucea s/n - La BocaThe mouth of the Riachuelo has always been the Natural Port of Buenos Aires, that only allowed to anchor small ships since it is not very deep. The…

Address: Esmeralda 443 - San NicolásThis theater is located in the emblematic corner of Corrientes Avenue and Esmeralda Street. It is among the classic theaters, holding celebrated glory and history. It was first into Variete and music hall; now, it…

Address: Junín 1970 - RecoletaThe piece of land where it is located was donated by Juan de Garay to some famous man of the moment. It had several owners until one of them handed some hectares over for the construction…

Address: Alsina 412 - MonserratThis museum preserves the history of the city, and it is devoted to researching, perpetuating and spreading the life of Porteños through the retelling of their customs revealed by their personal everyday life items. It organizes…

Address: Necochea 312 - La BocaThis church was erected as a tribute to the immigrants who arrived from different countries and who gave life to this neighbourhood known as La Boca. The bas-relief of the Cristo Inmigrante and the beauty…

Address: Figueroa Alcorta 2700 - Recoleta It crosses over this Avenue that has a hectic flow of traffic all through the day; it joins the School of Law and the National Expositions Center with the rest of the city. It…

Address: Libertad 621 - San NicolásTeatro Colón is considered to be one of the world’s most important opera houses. It is an official theater that was conceived for opera of international level. The former building was created in 1857, and…

Address: Juramento 2138 - BelgranoThis building was erected in 1872 and it was declared historical monument, it has large columns and beautiful gardens that show the classic style of public buildings. On the 50th anniversary of the death of Domingo…

Address: Av. Córdoba (y Florida) 599 - San NicolásThis majestic building that distinguishes the corner of Cordoba Avenue and Florida St., had its origin in the request for proposal sent out in 1911 for the construction of its social venue,…

Address: Av. Corrientes 1155 - San NicolásIt is located only a few meters away from the Obelisk, this theater honors the “Argentinean” Broadway Avenue, namely Corrientes Avenue, which is famous for offering events of all types. This theater has two…

Address: Viamonte 497 - San NicolásThe inauguration of this church dates from the year 1745. There, a congregation of nuns belonging to the Dominican order settled down. During the English Invasions, this building suffered the same fate as the churches…

Address: Almirante Brown y Villafañe s/n - La BocaThe building designed by the architect Guillermo Alvarez has noticeable influences from the Catalan modernism in its style. It belongs to the circuit popularly known as the “damned buildings”. It is known…

Address: Defensa (y Humberto I) 1000 - San TelmoThis is the second oldest square of the city and it used to be known in times of the colony as the Wagon Market of the High lands of San Telmo. Wagons…

Address: Av. Juramento 2291 - BelgranoIt is located in the heart of Belgrano, the former place par excellence for summer properties. In the centre, there is a beautiful and original Andalusian patio, surrounded by the different halls. Its name points…

Address: Av. Libertador y Castilla (en plaza) - PalermoThis monument was made completely in copper by the sculptor Gino Córdova, as a tribute to the outstanding character in Chilean Independence. There is also an image representing Freedom and two bas-reliefs…

Address: Av. Santa Fe (y Av. Las Heras) 3951 - PalermoThis is a work by the architect and landscaper Carlos Thays which was designed in 1898 and officially inaugurated in 1908 due to a petition presented to the authorities, when…

Address: Rufino de Elizalde 2830 - PalermoLocated right opposite Victoria Ocampo’s residence, it stands on Belgium Square. It was built by Alejandro Bustillo in 1930 for the Tornquist family to live. The façade displays complete symmetry, and corresponds with French…

Address: Av de Mayo 575 - MonserratThis used to shelter “La Prensa” newspaper, which had a very influential editorial in the country’s public opinion. Founded in 1896, it is one of the most emblematic buildings in the city, with a…

Address: Av. Del Libertador 1902 - PalermoThis museum functions in a building known as the Errazuriz Palace (former property of the Chilean diplomat Matías Errazuriz, married to Josefina de Alvear). Its style recalls the magnanimous palaces of those times that…

Address: Perú y Avenida de Mayo Subte Línea A - MonserratThis subway station belongs to the oldest underground service line in the city. It deserves a visit due to its features and signs of past times, from the decoration of…

Address: Azopardo 350 - MonserratThe Customs Office of Buenos Aires is located here. It was inaugurated in 1910. This monumental building that has the most pure characteristics of the French academism was made by the architects Eduardo Lanús and Pablo…

Address: Bouchard 680 - San NicolásAnother symbol of modernity, with the stamp deemed intelligent building, a structure comprised by security, telephone and comfort of the latest cutting-edge technology. Inaugurated in 1993, it belongs to one of the greatest corporations of…

Address: Vicente López 1999 - RecoletaThis theater is located in a corner in the Recoleta neighborhood. This small and beautiful theatre has 230 seats and it is equipped with cutting-edge technologhy. Apart from the theatre activities and plays, it offers…

Address: Av. Las Heras y Av. Sarmiento s/n - PalermoIt is 100 years old, and was created following the reigning tendency in Europe regarding zoos back then. It has a significant variety of species of animals from all around the…

Address: Chacabuco 875 - San TelmoIt is located in the core of San Telmo, this building was inaugurated in 1886 as the Catalan Center in Buenos Aires, by effort of the Catalan residents. Years later, it became “El Casal de…

Address: Arenales 761 - RetiroThis majestic Palace known as the San Martín Palace is today the Ceremonial venue pertaining to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship. Majestic in its form and style, this Palace is representative of the purest…

Address: Av. del Libertador 2373 - PalermoThe museum is located in an area of the Palermo neighborhood known as Palermo Chico, this exclusive area, is cut through by two important avenues, Figueroa Alcorta and Libertador, which form a maze of…

Address: Carlos Calvo 257 - San TelmoThis neo-gothic style church was built by the Danish architects Rönnow and Bisgaard. It was inaugurated in 1931 and it is characterized by a building conception filled with symbolism: the front stair represents Jaconb’s…

Address: Rufino de Elizalde 2831 - PalermoThis is among the city’s first modern buildings of clear rationalist tendency, by the architect Alejandro Bustillo. It was built in 1929 for Victoria Ocampo, one of the great figures regarding literature and among…

Address: Dique 3 de Puerto Madero – Pierina Dealessi y Manuela Gorriti s/n - Puerto MaderoIt is a work by the architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava, who had a Valencian origin. This pedestrian and movable bridge has marked a new…

Address: Av. Corrientes 100 - 2500 - San NicolásIt is one of downtown’s the most important avenues. Its name pays homage to one of the countries’ provinces, just like its parallel avenues, Córdoba and Santa Fé. With its 69 blocks,…

Address: Corrientes 1639 - San NicolásIt is located in the theaters’ hot spot, on Corrientes Avenue, and is part of the circuit of commercial theaters, specializing in music hall. Likewise, it usually offers children’s events, music shows of popular artists…

Address: Almirante Brown 36 - La BocaThis mural, opposite to Parque Lezama, is on the façade of an old tenement that only had the front, the balconies, some wooden and metal pieces left. This mural, opposite to Parque Lezama, is…

Address: Balcarce 139 - MonserratThe National Academy of History occupies the building of Balcarce 139, on the site where the hero of Independence General Antonio González Balcarce was born and where the National Congress was raised between 1864 and 1905.…

Address: Pasaje San Lorenzo 380 - San TelmoThis is the tiniest house in the city; its measures are 2.20 meters by 13. This may be the only architectonic remnant that reminds of the conditions in which the slaves lived. It…

Address: Hipólito Yrigoyen 219 - MonserratThis museum that opened in 1957 tells the story of our presidents through the display of their bands and sticks, documents, approval of decrees and many other elements that account for history by the work…

Address: Av Entre Ríos y Av Rivadavia s/n - MonserratThis square is surrounded by Entre Rios, Hipólito Irigoyen, Rivadavia and Luis Saenz Peña streets. There stands one of the best sculptures of the city, “The Thinker”, by Auguste Rodin. (1914)…

Address: Av. Sarmiento y Av. Santa Fe s/n - PalermoIt is the symbol of the agricultural and farm-cattle oligarchy of the Republic. It is popularly known as “La Rural”, because of the annual exhibition that involves this activity, among the…

Address: Azopardo 802 - San TelmoThe CGT (literally, the General Confederation of Labour) is a union organization that influenced the course of Argentinian history. Its origin dates back to 1930 as a result of the agreement between socialist and union…

Address: Almirante Brown 401 - La BocaThis was Admiral Brown’s house, an Irish sailor, who was the creator of the first Argentinian naval fleet. The house is a replica of the original one in which its high staircase is the…

Address: Humberto I 340 - San TelmoThis church began to be built during the last part of 1734 with the Jesuit preacher and architect Andrés Blanqui. It still keeps the original colonial austere features in its interior but its façade…

Address: Del Valle Iberlucea y Av. Don Pedro de Mendoza s/n - La BocaThe Vuelta de Rocha is currently one of the curves of the Riachuelo. It was named after one of its owners, a merchant and estancia owner called…

Address: Brasil (y Defensa) 400 - San TelmoThis monument was built honoring Don Pedro de Mendoza, in a work that reminds of the First Foundation of Buenos Aires. The sculptor Juan Carlos Oliva Navarro was responsible for this work. It…

Address: Saráchaga 4906 - Vélez SarfieldIts five halls display items, photographs and even documents signed by this leader, who engaged in a myriad of battles for the country and, above all, he created the national flag, the light blue and…

Address: Av. de Mayo 1222 - MonserratThis theater was first called “de la Avenida”, on the so Spanish Avenida de Mayo. It opened in 1908 by action of the Spanish community. The first play was “Castigo sin Venganza” (punishment without…

Address: Florida 877 - RetiroThis building founded in 1914 was conceived, in its monumentality and features, as a replica of the famous Harrods store in London. It shared its time of splendour with Gath & Chaves, as symbols of the…

Address: Av Carlos Casares y Av. Figueroa Alcorta s/n - PalermoThis is a replica of an authentic Japanese Garden, donated by the community of said country. It has a lake, a waterfall, a Zen-like dry garden, an important variety of…

Address: San Martín 766 - San NicolásThis room is part of the independent theater circuit. Its fifty-year history have been recently recorded in a book containing testimonies by actors, authors and directors that were related to its activity. This room…

Address: Av. Corrientes 950 - San NicolásThis theater is located just meters away from 9 de Julio Avenue. It underwent a burn down in 1982 but it was recovered by the businessman Alejandro Romay, who made it part of the…

Address: Av. Libertador 2373 - PalermoThis museum contains 8000 pieces that represent the “criollo” tradition, plus objects from the indigenous communities that inhabited the country. Its objective is to preserve, display and research into popular art. Besides, it has added…

Address: ruta 25, km1 ruta 9 km 50 - EscobarThis wonderful theme-park that was inaugurated on July, 2001 is only 50 kilometers away from the city center. Its name means “land of life” in Tehuelche language and that is what…

Address: Vías del Ferrocarril San Martín, entre Av. Libertador y Marcelino Freyre s/n - PalermoThis is a very particular promenade formed underneath the tracks, consisting of 21 brick arches that shelter bars, commercial premises, pubs, clubs and restaurants; a carousel…

Address: Defensa 201 - MonserratThe “La Estrella ” pharmacy belongs to a part of national history. Bernardino Rivadavia, the creator of the first pharmacy of the city of Buenos Aires, appointed an important biochemist and botanist as manager of said…

Address: Paseo Colón 413 - Monserrat

Address: Honduras (y Jorge Luis Borges) 5000 - PalermoIn the streets around Julio Cortazar Square, the avant-garde national design is offered in several premises, at very reasonable prices. The organization of fares on a particular genre is very common, attracting…

Address: Brasil 315 - San TelmoIt was the first church of this kind built in South America. It is located in front of Parque Lezama, this Muscovite-style building from the 17th century was inaugurated in 1904 based on the original…

Address: Junín s/n - RecoletaThis is a high-level gastronomic area, where there are also fun places, like night clubs, motels and pubs, that were installed starting from La Biela, corner of Quintana Ave and Junin Streets, and up. It is…

Address: Paseo Colón 922 / 982 - San TelmoThis set of buildings is formed by two twin buildings with identical structures. It was designed by the architects Andrés Vanelli & sons and Kimbau & Co. This building has a very…

Address: Brandsen 805 - La BocaIt is the museum of one of the soccer teams which generates the most passionate feeling throughout the world: it is famous for being the team where Diego Armando Maradona started his career, the undisputed…

Address: Av. Corrientes 1283 - San NicolásMultiteatro is the Trade Mark of the complex that has the most important private theatre rooms in the country; in Buenos Aires, such rooms are the Multiteatro (four rooms), Tabaris (two rooms), Liceo and…

Address: Av. Corrientes 1280 - San NicolásIt was inagurated in 1930 and it was known as the Comics Theatre until the 70s. It can host up to 1500 people and many theatre local and international stars have performed there. Its…

Address: Av. Angel Gallardo 490 - CaballitoIt is located in Parque Centenario, the geographical center of the city. It is devoted to the history of our flora and fauna. It is also the National Investigation Centre of Natural Sciences, and…

Address: Bartolomé Mitre y Paraná s/n - San NicolásThis church, by Nicolás and José Canale, dates back from 1870.

Address: Bolívar 225 - MonserratThis is the oldest church in the city and it is part of the “Manzana de las luces”. This church is the result of the Jesuit, Krauss and of the Italians, Bianchi and Prímoli. It has…

Address: Av. Corrientes 857 - San NicolásIt can sit up to 3300 spectators, and is especially devoted to music concerts. It competes with the Opera, right opposite, for offering both of them the best music shows from around the globe.…

Address: Avenida Libertador y la Avenida Alvear. s/n - RecoletaThis monument was erected to honor General Alvear for having been essential in the turn out of San Martin’s plan, and for his valuable cooperation when creating the Regiment “Granaderos a…

Address: Pasaje Caminito Entre Magallanes y Lamadri - La BocaIt is one of the most significant pedestrian streets of the city of Buenos Aires. To say “caminito” is to say tango, Quinquela Martin, the very heart of the La Boca…

Address: Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina Av Libertador y San Martín - RetiroThis tower was a donation made by the English residents in 1910, for the celebration of the centenary of May Revolution. It was designed by Ambrose Paynter, corresponding to…

Address: Serrano 1600 - 1800 - PalermoEnchanting and legendary paths This area stands out for a unique peculiarity in the houses, which although they are recycled and decorated with the latest avant-garde trends, they still keep their warmth as well…

Address: Tristán Achaval Rodríguez 1550 - Costanera SurDuring the 70s nature and its fauna and flora gained lands to the river without the intervention of men. In 1986 the city government of Buenos Aires labeled it as “Ecologic Reserve” and…

Address: Pedro de Mendoza y Almirante Brown s/n - La BocaThe Nicolás Avellaneda bridge stands out in the mouth of the Riachuelo as one of the most descriptive postcards of the city of Buenos Aires. It was inaugurated in 1914…

Address: Rivadavia 830 - San NicolásIt was conceived by the poet Horacio Ferrer, creator of the National Tango Academy, it is located in the academic epicenter, on the top level of “El Tortoni” Café, though the entrance is on Rivadavia…

Address: Av. Santa Fe 1235 - RetiroThis theater takes up one of the ten floors of the Theater House founded in 1938 as a result of the action of Regina Pacini de Alvear, an opera singer whose intention was to…

Address: Paraguay 918 - RetiroThe ND Ateneo was originally part of the commercial circuit, known as “El Ateneo”, and was very popular for the presentation of successful creations that stayed on for long periods. Nowadays, it belongs to the city’s…

Address: Laprida 1212 - PalermoThis museum tells the story of this great artist through his work: paintings, sculptures and masks perfectly displayed which, together with his personal belongings, lead us through the different stages of his life, as well as…

Address: Av. Libertador y Castilla (en plaza.) - PalermoThis monument represents all those who closely cooperated with San Martin in his liberation deed.

Address: Bolívar 65 - MonserratWhen Juan de Garay founded the city in 1580, according to the Leyes de Indias (laws passed by the Spanish government), he chose to build the Cabildo. This spot, which would constitute the seat of the…

Address: Av. Brasil 1138 - Constitución This renewed train station belongs to the former Gral. Roca Railway Line. The trains that head towards the southern part of the suburbs of the city of Buenos Aires depart from here and they…

Address: Plaza San Matín s/n - RetiroIt is the first equestrian statue erected in the Argentinean Republic. It is a tribute to the Liberator ‘Jose de San Martín’ ridding his mythical horse, on which he made all his deeds in…

Address: Brandsen 567 - La BocaThis place is one of the principal characters of La Boca. It was created around 1884 being an initiative of its settlers, under the motto “Where theres a will, theres a way.”. In spite of…

Address: Lafinur 2988 - PalermoThis place tells the story and legacy of one of the most important women in Argentinean history. It displays documents, pictures, testimonies and personal objects that account for the life and glory of this lady who…

Address: Av. Rivadavia 1495 - MonserratIt was inaugurated in 1865, thus being not just the city’s first theater, but also the first in Latin America. At first, it was the Mecca for Variete, and owes its creation to the businessman…

Address: Sarmiento y Los Ceibos s/n - TigreThis picturesque amble in the open will let you see how the local people make use of the area’s natural resources into the manufacture of crafts, furniture and homemade jams. The “Puerto de…

Address: Azucena Villaflor y Av. de los Italianos s/n - Puerto Madero Inaugurated in November 22nd, 2007, it is an structure resembling a bandoneon, the instrument that represents this musical genre. Made of stainless steel, it is 3 meters tall…

Address: Av. Antártida Argentina 1355 - RetiroThis museum keeps the most complete records on the arrival of the immigrants at the port of Buenos Aires between 1882 and 1929. It displays suitcases and items they brought along. Its different rooms…

Address: Rafael obligado s/n - Costanera NorteThis is there airport that receives domestic air traffic, the majority of the passengers arriving from the provinces and neighboring countries. It is located on the northern shore of the city, 3km from the…

Address: Viamonte (y Av. Leandro Alem) 153 - San NicolásUno de los símbolos de las construcciones monumentales y racionalistas del gobierno peronista que marcaron los proyectos urbanísticos de la década del ´40. It constitutes one of the symbols of the…

Address: Borges s/n - PalermoIt used to be called Serrano Street, but its name changed due to the fact that along this street we find the place where this great Argentine writer spent his childhood. It is a typically busy…

Address: Defensa 628 - San TelmoIt is the work of the engineer Eduardo Castillo. This building was inaugurated in 1877, with a very noticeable Italian classicist style. It had a part of the building dedicated to administration and it also…

Address: Av de Mayo 1370 - MonserratThis building is characterized by a passage (“Barolo”) named after a very powerful textile businessman who entrusted the construction of this stunning Romanesque-Neo-gothic palace to the architect Mario Palanti. Its inauguration took place in…

Address: Balcarce 50 - MonserratBest known as “La Casa Rosada” (literally, the pink house), it has been seat of the National Executive Power since the “Primera Junta” (first national government) in 1810. It occupies the place of the Fort of…

Address: Perú 294 -1ªpiso - MonserratThe set of buildings that makes up the “Manzana de las Luces” has a number of subterranean galleries that were built during the 18th century and that allowed for the connection among other neighboring buildings…

Address: Carlos Calvo 4319 - BoedoThis was the neighborhood’s first library and in its beginnings it was one of the most modern ones in the country since it had binding and a translation department. Currently it has 45,681 books. For…

Address: Honduras s/n - PalermoHonduras street runs along Palermo Hollywood where there are many bars, restaurants and design object stores. This street is very popular, therefore, it one of the most crowded ones during the weekends when tourists and locals…

Address: Del Valle Iberlucea 1261 - La BocaIt is a house that dates back from the XIXth century, that used to be the venue for the Committee of the Socialist Party, presided over by Alfredo Palacios. Today, it hosts the…

Address: Florida 1040 - RetiroBecause of its historical value, the San Martín Square is second in importance, following Plaza de Mayo. Its first antecedent dates from 1801, when, in the prolongation of Santa Fe Avenue and Marcelo T. de Alvear…

Address: Av. Quintana s/n - RecoletaThis Avenue starts in the so called “Five Corners”, the intersection of Libertad and Juncal streets. It was called the “Long Street of Recoleta” as it was surrounded by well-lit country houses, and was the…

Address: Defensa 1220 - San TelmoThis museum was created when Pablo Ducrós Hicken donated a private collection consisting of Lumiere and Gaumont equipments, projectors, editing projectors, props, models, wardrobes of famous stars, a large number of relics and objects that…