Plaza Serrano (Serrano 1554, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires) – located at Palermo Soho (as this area is called, named after New York’s Soho neighborhood), this plaza is one of the hippest spots in the Buenos Aires, especially on weekends when local craftmakers set up shop, selling the kinds of trinkets familiar to anyone who’s ever […]
Plaza Dorrego (Calles Defensa y Humberto Primero, San Telmo Buenos Aires) – this plaza is located in a neighborhood (San Telmo) that became Buenos Aires’ upscale residential area in the 19th century (turning this space into a public square). Nowadays, this square hosts an outdoor antiques market on Sundays, along with street stalls peddling bric-a-brac […]
Plaza de Mayo (Buenos Aires) – located in the Monserrat district of central Buenos Aires, the center of this plaza has an obelisk, which marks Argentina’s independence from Spain in the early 1800s. Located within walking distance of this plaza is La Casa Rosada – the executive mansion and office of the President of Argentina.
Plaza Belgrano (Juramento and Obligado, Buenos Aires) – this plaza, located within the neighborhood of the same name (Belgrano), just north of the Palermo district, is a tribute to Manuel Belgrano (the “inventory” of the Argentine national flag). Despite the presence of shopping strips by the area’s main artery, Avenida Cabildo, much of Belgrano district […]
Museo de los Niños (Shopping Abasto, Av. Corrientes 3247 – Nivel 2, Buenos Aires) – located within the Abasto Shopping Center, this is actually a place where school children can learn about different careers (doctors, TV reporters, dentists, newspaper editor, etc.). They can also get more familiar with the city of Buenos Aires, since a […]
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires / MALBA (Av. Pres. Figueroa Alcorta 3415, Palermo, Buenos Aires) – located in the city’s Palermo district, this museum (opened in 2001) showcases a selection of over 500 works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and objects by artists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay […]
Museo de Arte Español Enrique Larreta (Juramento 2291, Belgrano, Buenos Aires) – located within the house of Argentine writer Enrique Larreta, this museum houses an impressive collection of Spanish art (mainly from the early 20th century), including an exhibit of famed artist Salvador Dalí.
Evita Museum (Lafinur 2988, Palermo, Buenos Aires) — the mystique of Eva Perón persists, more than 60 years after her death. In 2002, Evita’s grandniece (Cristina Alvarez Rodriguez) opened this museum. The Peronist faithful still flock to her grave in La Recoleta Cemetery, and as of last year there is a new place of pilgrimage: […]
Congress Palace (b/w Av. Rios/Callao and Av. Rivadavia) – no doubt, this Greek-Roman style building (inaugurated in 1906), which houses the country’s legislative branch of government, strongly resembles the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
China Town (Juramento 166 and Arribeños 2100 intersection, Buenos Aires) – this is a rather small district in Buenos Aires (consisting of just a few city blocks). Nevertheless, as Argentina’s only “barrio chino” (China Town), there are over 100 Asian-owned businesses in the area. Despite its name, there are (alongside mainland Chinese immigrants here), Taiwanese, […]