Must see attractions in Buenos Aires

This mid-18th-century town hall building houses an interesting museum largely dedicated to the revolution of May 1810, when Argentina declared…

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

Santa Catalina was founded in 1745, when it became Buenos Aires’ first convent. In 1807 British troops invaded the city for the second time and took…

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…

Walk under the facade, modeled after the Casa de Independencia in Tucumán, and behold a quaint courtyard surrounded by European and Incan architectural…

This worthwhile anthropological museum was created as an institute for research and university training – and as an educational center for the public. On…

Located in Villa Crespo, this meeting spot is so much more than a bar. The concept at Casa Brandon is to promote art in the context of sexual diversity…

After significant renovations, this excellent museum is a magnet for modern-art enthusiasts. Housed in a former tobacco warehouse, this spacious museum…

Argentina's national library dates back to 1810 and was founded in the wake of the May revolution by the country's first government, for whom access to…

Originally built for the Ezeiza family in around 1880, this building later became a conventillo (tenement house) that was home to dozens of families…

Xul Solar was a painter and poet, an inventor of two languages, and a friend of Jorge Luis Borges, among other notable distinctions. This museum (located…

In the geographical center of the city at circular Parque Centenario is this excellent natural sciences museum. On display are large collections of…

The city's oldest bookstore – there has been a bookshop on this historic corner site since 1785 – has a number of rare and antique texts as well as recent…

One of Buenos Aires’ best cultural centers, the San Martín offers art exhibitions, music, films, lectures, classes and workshops. See the website for the…

The Farmacia de la Estrella (1835) is a functioning homeopathic pharmacy with gorgeous woodwork and elaborate late-19th-century ceiling murals depicting…

Within Parque 3 de Febrero is this gorgeous garden with more than 18,000 roses.

This museum at Plaza Belgrano contains memorabilia relating to Domingo F Sarmiento, one of Argentina's most celebrated presidents, diplomats and educators…

Named for an Italo-Argentine painter who studied in Europe, this modern museum of Argentine art has open spaces allowing frequent and diverse exhibitions…

This tiny museum traces Argentine theater from its colonial beginnings, stressing the 19th-century contributions of the Podestá family – Italian…

Housed in the former Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (1862), this interesting little museum tells the story of Argentina through its money. Starting with…