A bit of Blighty in the heart of Buenos Aires, the BAC puts on loads of free events such as plays and films in English as well as jazz, Celtic and classical concerts, and photo...

This street's name - literally 'little walkway' - comes from a 1926 tango by legendary composers Gabino Coria Peñaloza and Juan de Díos Filiberto, the lyrics of which are...

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.

The Obelisco was built to mark four of the city's key historical events: the first and the final foundation of Buenos Aires; the 1880 declaration of the city as the country's...

Part archaeological museum, part event space, El Zanjón is a beautifully restored residenceencapsulating three centuries of urban living. Although the façade dates from 1830,...

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...

Created in 1967 as a token of thanks from the local Japanese community, BA's Japanese garden is one of the largest in the world outside Japan. You'll find over 150 species of...

BA's zoo is one of those interesting but somewhat discomfiting attractions many animal lovers will prefer to shun, although serious zoological and conservation work does go on...

All types of creepy crawlies and fuzzy things are housed here (350 to be exact). Educational activities such as cow milking and paper reclycling will make good use of those wet...