Things to see in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina, with an urban population of about 12.8 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 4 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Colón Theater Arts & culture
The Teatro Colón is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic.
2Plaza de Mayo Neighbourhood
The Plaza de Mayo is the main city square of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time known as Plaza de la Victoria and Plaza 25 de Mayo, respectively.
3Obelisco de Buenos Aires History
The Obelisco de Buenos Aires (Obelisk of Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires.
4Recoleta Cemetery History
La Recoleta Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and military commanders such as Julio Argentino Roca.
5Buenos Aires Cathedral Place of worship
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity of Buenos Aires is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina.
6National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina Art
The National Museum of Fine Arts is an Argentine art museum in Buenos Aires, located in the Recoleta section of the city. The Museum inaugurated a branch in Neuquén in 2004.
7Puente de la Mujer Landmark
The Puente de la Mujer is a rotating footbridge for Dock 3 of the Puerto Madero commercial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and is also a swing bridge, but somewhat unusual in its asymmetrical arrangement.
8Buenos Aires Botanical Garden Park
The Buenos Aires Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The garden is triangular in shape, and is bounded by Santa Fe Avenue, Las Heras Avenue and República Árabe Siria Street.
9Templo Libertad Place of worship
The Synagogue of the Israelite Argentine Congregation, commonly known as the Liberty Temple, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 769 Libertad Street, near the famous Teatro Colón, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
10El Ateneo Grand Splendid Arts & culture
El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a bookshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2008, The Guardian placed it as the second most beautiful bookshop in the world.
11King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center Place of worship
The King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center, officially the Islamic Cultural Center "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd in Argentina", is a Sunni Islam mosque and center for Islamic culture located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
12National Museum of Decorative Arts Art
The National Museum of Decorative Arts is an art museum in Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
13Cabildo of Buenos Aires Museum
The Cabildo of Buenos Aires is the public building in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that was used as a seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
14Torre Monumental History
Torre Monumental, formerly known as Torre de los Ingleses ("Tower of the English"), is a clock tower located in the barrio (district) of Retiro in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
15National Historical Museum Museum
The National Historical Museum is a museum located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is a museum dedicated to the history of Argentina, exhibiting objects relating to the May Revolution and the Argentine War of Independence.
16Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires Art
The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires is an art museum located on Figueroa Alcorta Avenue, in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires.
17Pirámide de Mayo History
The Pirámide de Mayo, located at the hub of the Plaza de Mayo, is the oldest national monument in the city of Buenos Aires. Its construction was ordered in 1811 by the Primera Junta to celebrate the first anniversary of the May Revolution.
18Parque Tres de Febrero Park
Parque Tres de Febrero, popularly known as Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods), is an urban park of approximately 400 hectares (about 989 acres) located in the neighborhood of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
19Plaza San Martín Neighbourhood
Plaza San Martín is a park located in the Retiro neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Situated at the northern end of pedestrianized Florida Street, the park is bounded by Libertador Ave. (N), Maipú St.
20Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum Museum
The Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Argentine Museum is a public museum located in the Caballito neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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