Buenos Aires & surroundings
65 lesser-known places in Buenos Aires & surroundings, with history, curiosities, a map and tours nearby.
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65 places
Al Ahmad Mosque
San Cristóbal, Buenos Aires · minaret and onion dome
Anglican Cathedral of St John the Baptist
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires · South America's oldest non-Catholic church
ARA Presidente Sarmiento
Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires · a frigate that sailed the equivalent of 50 world tours
Barolo Palace
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires · 22 floors that follow the Divine Comedy
Basilica of Our Lady of Luján
Luján, Buenos Aires province · the Neo-Gothic shrine of Argentina's patron
Bosch Bridge
Barracas, Buenos Aires · a lift bridge from 1908
Bosch Palace
Palermo, Buenos Aires · a French Neoclassical mansion from 1917
Buenos Aires Central Post Office
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires · from post office to cultural centre
Buenos Aires Customs Palace
Montserrat, Buenos Aires · the twin-towered palace by the port
Buenos Aires Stock Exchange
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires · a Louis XVI palace and a modern tower
Café La Biela
Recoleta, Buenos Aires · a notable bar that began in 1850
Café Las Violetas
Almagro, Buenos Aires · a luxury confitería opened in 1884
Café Tortoni
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires · a 1858 café with tango and jazz
Caminito
La Boca, Buenos Aires · a street museum of colourful houses
Casa de Liniers
Monserrat, Buenos Aires · the colonial house of Viceroy Liniers
Cathedral of La Plata
La Plata · Neo-Gothic brick cathedral with 112-metre towers
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
San Telmo, Buenos Aires · five blue domes with golden stars
British Cemetery
Chacarita, Buenos Aires · the cemetery that moved three times
Club de Pescadores
Costanera Norte, Buenos Aires · a fishing club over the river
Confitería del Molino
Balvanera, Buenos Aires · an Art Nouveau café with windmill sails
Confitería Richmond
Calle Florida, Buenos Aires · the literary café of Borges and Girondo
Curutchet House
La Plata · a Le Corbusier house on 180 square metres
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Recoleta, Buenos Aires · a bookshop in a 1919 theatre
Esteban de Luca's House
San Telmo, Buenos Aires · colonial home of a poet and arms maker
Estrugamou Building
Retiro, Buenos Aires · a stately building with a winged Victory
Fernández Anchorena Palace
Recoleta, Buenos Aires · French-style mansion, now Nunciature
Fort of Buenos Aires
Plaza de Mayo · the colonial fortress under the Casa Rosada
Galería Güemes
Downtown Buenos Aires · an Art Nouveau arcade with a viewpoint
Hotel Castelar
Montserrat, Buenos Aires · the hotel where García Lorca lived
House of Culture of Buenos Aires
Avenida de Mayo · the La Prensa palace and its bronze beacon
Japanese Garden of Belén de Escobar
Belén de Escobar · a Japanese garden donated in 1969
Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens
Palermo, Buenos Aires · the largest Japanese garden outside Japan
Kavanagh Building
Retiro, Buenos Aires · a 1936 Art Deco skyscraper with a legend
La Chacarita Cemetery
Chacarita, Buenos Aires · Gardel's necropolis, 95 hectares
La Tablada Israelite Cemetery
La Tablada, Greater Buenos Aires · Latin America's largest Jewish cemetery
Mansión Seré
Castelar, Morón · from French-style villa to memorial site
Equestrian monument to General Manuel Belgrano
Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires · the general who turned to avoid the tail
Martín García Island
Río de la Plata · an Argentine island surrounded by Uruguayan waters
Memory Park
Belgrano, Buenos Aires · a memorial and sculptures by the river
Ministry of Public Works Building
Monserrat, Buenos Aires · the skyscraper with the Evita murals
Monument to Christopher Columbus
Costanera, Buenos Aires · 26 metres of Carrara marble by the river
Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi
Palermo, Buenos Aires · the Hero of the Two Worlds on horseback
Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina
Palermo, Buenos Aires · the Monument of the Spanish, in marble and bronze
Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas
Retiro, Buenos Aires · a cenotaph with the 649 names of the fallen
National Museum of Decorative Arts
Buenos Aires · a French-style palace full of European art
Nicolás Avellaneda Transporter Bridge
La Boca, Buenos Aires · one of the last eight transporter bridges
Our Lady of Mercy Church
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires · a colonial basilica near Plaza de Mayo
Palacio Alcorta
Palermo Chico, Buenos Aires · a showroom with a track on the roof
Paz Palace
Retiro, Buenos Aires · a French château with 140 rooms
Pereda Palace
Buenos Aires · a Parisian palace with ceilings by Sert
Galileo Galilei Planetarium
Palermo, Buenos Aires · 20 m dome, moon rock and meteorites
River Plate Fresh Meat Company
Campana, Buenos Aires · South America's first refrigeration plant
Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church
Montserrat, Buenos Aires · the oldest church still standing
San Martín Palace
Retiro, Buenos Aires · the Beaux-Arts palace of the Foreign Ministry
Santo Domingo Convent
Monserrat, Buenos Aires · colonial basilica with Belgrano's tomb
Sarmiento House
Tigre, Buenos Aires · Sarmiento's wooden house in the Delta
Templo Libertad
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires · a synagogue with a German organ of 1931
Ader Tower
Villa Adelina, Vicente López · a lookout tower with 217 steps
Torre Espacial
Villa Soldati, Buenos Aires · a steel tower with views to Uruguay
Torre Monumental
Retiro, Buenos Aires · the clock tower given by the British community
Usina del Arte
La Boca, Buenos Aires · a 1916 power station turned cultural centre
Estancia Villa María
Near Buenos Aires · a Tudor manor with a 74-hectare park
Villa Ocampo
Béccar, San Isidro · the house where world culture crossed the Río de la Plata
YPF Tower
Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires · a Pelli skyscraper with a forest inside
Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge
Zárate and Brazo Largo · two cable-stayed bridges over the Paraná