Buenos Aires Sights

  1. Bioparque Temaikén

    Buenos Aires' premier zoo lies outside the city limits and makes for a delightfully laid-back afternoon stroll. Over 200 species of animals, including tigers, pumas, various reptiles and a pygmy hippo, roam the natural and handsomely landscaped enclosures - it makes for a fairly guilt-free zoo experience.

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  2. Jardín Zoológico

    Built on the site of provincial governor Juan Manuel de Rosas' former estancia (traditional grazing estate), the city zoo makes for an excellent wander with the kids. Over 350 species are represented at this zoo, including an elephant house, aquarium, monkey island, petting zoo and large aviary; white tigers have been bred here.

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  3. La Bombonera

    Watching a football game at this atmospheric venue is an experience. The stadium is so rickety the whole thing rocks when the fans jump up and down as they sing songs of abuse to the other side. As much as you want to be out of there, if you don't join them, you're chicken! If you can score tickets to a game between Boca Juniors and their arch-rivals River Plate, the experience is one you won't forget quickly.

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  4. Plaza del Congreso

    Lively Plaza del Congreso is home to a miniscule amusement park, kid's playground, dog walkers, cooing pigeons and families feeding them, Rodin's statue The Thinker, and the splendid Monumento a los Dos Congresos. Honoring the congresses of 1810 in Buenos Aires and 1816 in Tucumán, which led to Argentine independence, its enormous steps symbolize the high Andes, while the fountain represents the Atlantic Ocean.

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