Built in 1896, this was once the headquarters of the La Prensa newspaper but now belongs to the city government. This building's French feel goes beyond the façades - the...

On the west side of the plaza is this neo-classical cathedral, whose strictly-by-the-book columns and cornices look rather incongrous amid all this chaos. The cornerstone for...

Now far more expansive than Recoleta's exclusive necropolis, with numbered streets and car access to its thousands of vaults, this cemetery is largely for ordinary folk. Still,...

Originally conceived by Bernardino Rivadavia and designed by Frenchman Prosper Catelin, the cemetery was opened in 1822. The narrow passages and high walls make comparisons...

A city-run incubator for young designers that set up shop in 2001 in a remodelled facility that long ago housed the city's fish market.

Every weekend (Saturday evenings in summer, Sunday afternoons the rest of the year) restaurants lay out tables under the arcade of the 100-year-old administration building of...

Laid out by celebrated French landscaper Charles Thays and inaugurated in 1898, BA's botanical garden is a slightly shabby but nonetheless tranquil space, full of fascinating...

Named a national monument in 2007, this colonial era building houses six exhibition areas dedicated to San Isidro's rich history and culture. As well as important documents,...

Argentina's constitution was inspired by its US equivalent. In a similar spirit of benign plagiarism, the Palacio del Congreso is a dome-and-column affair designed to resemble...

French speakers won't have to guess the original function of this elegant belle époque building: Palais de Glace, which opened its doors to skaters in 1910, means 'Ice Palace'....

Within this nature reserve's boundaries, four lakes, giant cortaderas (foxtail pampas grass), willows and shrubs provide nature habitats for more than 200 bird species, not to...