Must-see attractions in Recoleta & Barrio Norte

  • La Recoleta Cemetery

    Cementerio de la Recoleta

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    This cemetery is perhaps BA's top attraction. You can wander for hours in this incredible city of the dead, where the ‘streets’ are lined with impressive…

  • Centro Cultural Recoleta

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    Part of the original Franciscan convent and alongside its namesake church and cemetery, this excellent cultural center houses a variety of facilities,…

  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    The centerpiece of this gleaming white colonial church, built by Franciscans in 1732, is a Peruvian altar adorned with silver from Argentina’s northwest…

  • Floralis Genérica

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    This gargantuan flower sculpture, located in the center of Plaza Naciones Unidas, is the inspired creation of architect Eduardo Catalano, who designed and…

  • Palais de Glace

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    Housed in an unusual circular building that was once an ice-skating rink and a tango hall (happily not at once, however), the spacious Palais de Glace now…

  • Museo Participativo de Ciencias

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    This hands-on science museum designed with children in mind has interactive displays with plenty of levers to pull and buttons to press. A great place for…

  • Facultad de Ingeniería

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    This neo-Gothic building (1912), designed by Uruguayan architect Arturo Prins, is an architectural landmark.