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,...

This branch of the city's main public art college contains a collection of sculpted replicas of ancient, Gothic and Renaissance masterpieces. Among the notable knock-offs are...

In 1945 the chemist Vicente Vaccaro founded the first (and last) Museum of Caricature, in honour of his brother Severo who had built up a collection of humorous and satirical...

Open to visitors again after extensive renovations in 2007, the Pink House museum displays portraits, hats, mate gourds, cigar boxes, military decorations and carriages that...

A topical museum sounds like a contradiction in terms; but the Museum of Foreign Debt, run by the (itself permanently debt-stricken) University of Buenos Aires, harks back not...

Opened in 2003, this is a modern, interactive shrine to the oval ball. It's stacked with jerseys of famous players, narrative displays and memorabilia. Rugger buggers will love...

Fashionistas who've spent the morning twisting and twirling in front of three-way mirrors can take a quick post-lunch break - and appreciate some of BA's design history - at...