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Buenos Aires Museo
Objects and images of city life offer a starting point for looking at Buenos Aires differently.
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Places worth your time
The museums, gardens and streets behind our Buenos Aires selection.
The museums, gardens and streets behind our Buenos Aires selection. Start with one recommendation, then follow its linked places and official sources to plan your visit.
Free entry
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Museo del Banco Central
Coins, banknotes and monetary history add an unusual museum stop in the financial centre.
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Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas
A university cultural centre keeps exhibitions, courses and performance close to Corrientes.
PlaceCulture
Museo Casa de Ricardo Rojas
Literature and architecture meet in the former home of the Argentine writer.
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Museo de la Inmigración
The former Hotel de Inmigrantes gives migration history a deeply connected setting.
PlaceConcerts
Ciudad Cultural Konex
A former industrial space gives live music and cultural programming a setting in Abasto.
PlaceConcerts
Centro Cultural 25 de Mayo
Villa Urquiza's cultural centre brings cinema and stage programming into the neighbourhood.
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Museo Evita
A Palermo museum traces Eva Perón through objects, documents and personal history.
Free entry
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Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo
A former residence turns an art-and-design visit into an encounter with domestic architecture.
PlaceFood & drink
Mercado de San Telmo
Browse food counters and stalls under the roof of a historic neighbourhood market.
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Fundación Proa
Contemporary art beside Caminito, with a bookshop and café that give a La Boca afternoon somewhere to linger.
PlaceFood & drink
La Biela
Pause at a Recoleta café where a long-running meeting place and the life of the surrounding square come together.
PlaceFood & drink
El Gato Negro
Spices, tea and coffee give this Corrientes address a different rhythm from the theatres around it.
PlaceFood & drink
La Giralda
A historic Corrientes café makes a natural stop for something sweet before or after the theatre.
PlaceFood & drink
Café de García
Make the trip to Villa Devoto for a neighbourhood café whose walls and tables tell their own local story.
PlaceFood & drink
Confitería Ideal
Look up from the table to take in the restored interior of a grand Buenos Aires confitería.
PlaceFood & drink
Las Violetas
A generous afternoon-tea occasion in Almagro, with stained glass and an ornate historic dining room.
PlaceFood & drink
Los 36 Billares
Avenida de Mayo’s café and billiard tradition meet at this long-standing address for a break in the centre.
PlaceFood & drink
La Puerto Rico
A historic café on Alsina offers a pause between the older streets of Monserrat and Plaza de Mayo.
PlaceFood & drink
London City
Stop on Avenida de Mayo at a literary café associated with Cortázar and the routines of the city centre.
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Bar Británico
A corner café opposite Parque Lezama lets a San Telmo walk turn into an unhurried conversation.
PlaceFood & drink
La Perla de Caminito
Take a café break at the edge of Caminito, with La Boca’s street life just outside the door.
PlaceFood & drink
Café de los Angelitos
Choose between a historic café stop and a separately booked tango evening at this Balvanera institution.
PlaceConcerts
Esquina Homero Manzi
Make Boedo the setting for a tango evening at the corner associated with the city’s songwriters.