This spectacular building - formerly a market - in an old tango district houses more than 200 shops. It caters primarily to locals, with most of the main Argentinian chains...
Avenida Corrientes 3247Cumaná is the kind of restaurant that makes you hungry as soon as you walk through the door, even if you only did so to use the bathroom. Surrender to the onslaught of...
Rodríguez Peña 1149Every 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...
Lisandro de la Torre y Avenida de Los CorralesCreated 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...
Avenida CasaresAll 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...
Avenidas Las Heras y SarmientoA real-life version of Punch and Judy takes place here, where free puppet shows and puppet-making classes magically keep youngsters engaged and occupied. Using puppets not only...
Centro Cultural del SurPart of a small chain of well-run local hotels, this LoiSuites - in the bosom of Recoleta, close to the cemetery and the Village Recoleta cinema and shopping complex - is the...
Vicente López 1955With almost 200,000 visitors in 2007 and consistent rave reviews in both the local and foreign media, Malba would be many people's pick for best museum in the city. Frida Kahlo...
Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 3415A centre for active minds where through play kids can develop skills to impress and outdo grown-ups. A good choice for children who are particularly creative and social.
Level 2'Prohibido no tocar' (it's forbidden not to touch) is the appealing motto of this science museum in the Recoleta Cultural Centre, where kids can investigate the mysteries of...
1st FloorAlthough the talks are given in Spanish, kids will always be fascinated with the solar system and for added appeal this planetarium is in the shape of a spaceship. Every Sunday...
Parque Tres de FebreroWithin 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...
Avenida Tristán Achaval Rodríguez 1550No messing around with silly names here. Soho All Suites, quite simply, offers suites in the centre of Palermo Soho. The hotel's strength is its location, an area defined as...
Honduras 4762This stunning opera house closed for a major facelift in 2006, and an elaborate opening ceremony was scheduled for 25 May 2008 to mark its centenary. In the event of renovation...
Cerrito 618Modestly touted by its creators as 'a chance to visit Jerusalem all year round', Tierra Santa is the kind of project that might have been realised had Walt Disney and Billy...
Avenida Costanera Rafael Obligado 5790