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Museo Judío de Buenos Aires
Explore Jewish life and heritage in Buenos Aires through the museum associated with the Libertad synagogue.
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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.
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Museo River
A football-focused visit brings River Plate’s sporting history together with the setting of the Monumental.
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Museo de los Claustros del Pilar
Small cloisters beside the Recoleta basilica reveal religious objects and another layer of the neighbourhood’s history.
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Ruth Benzacar Galería de Arte
Build a Villa Crespo art walk around a gallery with a long commitment to contemporary Argentine artists.
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Palacio Barolo
Book a guided route through a building whose Dante-inspired symbolism and upper-level views reward closer attention.
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Cementerio de la Recoleta
Walk respectfully through an extraordinary collection of funerary architecture and stories from Argentina’s past.
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Buque Museo Fragata ARA Presidente Sarmiento
Step aboard a former naval training ship in Puerto Madero to see the spaces behind its tall masts.
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Buque Museo Corbeta ARA Uruguay
A compact museum ship in Puerto Madero connects a waterfront walk with Argentina’s maritime and Antarctic history.
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Palacio Paz
An organised palace visit opens the doors to the grand interiors facing Plaza San Martín.
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Palacio de Aguas Corrientes
Look behind an elaborate tiled exterior to discover the engineering and public history of the city’s water supply.
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Centro Cultural de la Cooperación
Theatre, exhibitions and debate give this Corrientes cultural centre more than one reason to enter.
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Goethe-Institut Buenos Aires
Follow the public programme for German-language film, cultural exchange and conversations in the city.
Free entry
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Parque Chacabuco
A broad neighbourhood park offers walking space and a change of pace away from the central avenues.
Free entry
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Parque Avellaneda
Historic buildings and mature trees give a western-city park outing a cultural dimension.
Free entry
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Parque Thays
Use the green space near Recoleta for an outdoor pause between museums and the city’s northern neighbourhoods.
Free entry
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Parque Micaela Bastidas
Follow rising paths and broad lawns through a landscaped Puerto Madero park between the towers and the reserve.
Free entry
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Parque Mujeres Argentinas
An open green space in Puerto Madero gives a riverside itinerary room to breathe.
Free entry
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Parque Los Andes
Walk beneath mature trees in Chacarita before turning towards the cafés and cultural stops of the surrounding streets.
Free entry
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Parque Rivadavia
A Caballito park where walking paths and the surrounding book-trading tradition make a relaxed afternoon stop.
Free entry
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Parque Saavedra
A neighbourhood green space for a long walk, a picnic and a slower look at northern Buenos Aires.
Free entry
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Parque Las Heras
A useful green pause between the streets of Palermo and the larger museum route towards Recoleta.
Free entry
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Parque de la Estación
A railway landscape becomes a neighbourhood park and meeting place between Almagro and Balvanera.
Free entry
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Paseo de la Costa Vicente López
Make a short trip north for river views and an extended walk along the Vicente López waterfront.
Free entry
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Parque Patricios
A historic southern neighbourhood park offers shade and a starting point for exploring its surrounding streets.