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What to see in Buenos Aires on foot

50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.

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Buenos Aires is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, museums and galleries, parks and gardens and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Buenos Aires pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.

Landmarks4

  1. 1Kilómetro Cero
  2. 2Teatro ColónThe Teatro Colón is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  3. 3Galerías PacíficoGalerías Pacífico is a shopping centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located at the intersection of Florida Street and Córdoba Avenue.
  4. 4Edificio KavanaghThe Kavanagh Building is a residential skyscraper in Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Historic Sites13

  1. 5Monumento a los Caídos en MalvinasThe Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas is a cenotaph in Plaza San Martín, in Buenos Aires, dedicated to the 649 Argentine soldiers who were killed in the Falklands War.
  2. 6Monumento al General San Martín
  3. 7Antigua Sede del Congreso Nacional
  4. 8Gustavo Benedetto
  5. 9Lisandro de la Torre
  6. 10Escudo Nacional
  7. 11Alberto Márquez
  8. 12Gastón Riva
  9. 13Carlos "Petete" Almirón
  10. 14Diego Lamagna
  11. 15Palacio de Gobierno de la CiudadBuenos Aires City Hall was, until 2015, the seat of the Office of the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina.
  12. 16Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresThe Buenos Aires Legislature Palace houses the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  13. 17Torre de los InglesesTorre Monumental, formerly known as Torre de los Ingleses, is a clock tower located in the barrio (district) of Retiro in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Museums & Galleries18

  1. 18Museo de Arte HispanoamericanoThe Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernández Blanco is a museum of art located in the Retiro ward of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  2. 19Museo Histórico Nacional del Cabildo y de la Revolución de MayoThe Cabildo of Buenos Aires is the public building in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that was used as a seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
  3. 20Museo del Holocausto
  4. 21Museo de Armas de la Nación
  5. 22Museo Judío de Buenos Aires
  6. 23Museo de la Mujer
  7. 24Museo Mundial del Tango
  8. 25Museo Nacional de Arte Oriental
  9. 26Museo de Informática
  10. 27Museo Regina Pacini de Alvear
  11. 28Museo del antiguo recinto del Congreso Nacional
  12. 29Museo Policial
  13. 30Instituto Nacional de Estudios De Teatro
  14. 31Museo Sadaic 'Vicente López y Planes'
  15. 32Museo Histórico y Numismático del Banco de la Nación Argentina
  16. 33Museo Histórico de la ARCA
  17. 34Archivo y Museo del Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
  18. 35Museo Beatle

Parks & Gardens9

  1. 36Plaza del CongresoPlaza del Congreso is a public park facing the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires.
  2. 37Plaza Mariano MorenoMariano Moreno was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician.
  3. 38Plaza Fuerza Aérea ArgentinaPlaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina is a square located in the barrio (district) of Retiro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The square is located between the Retiro railway station on Avenida Dr.
  4. 39Plaza Canadá
  5. 40Plaza Libertad
  6. 41Plaza RomaPlaza de Roma, also known as Plaza Roma, is one of three major public squares in Intramuros, Manila.
  7. 42Plaza Roberto Arlt
  8. 43Plazoleta Pierre de Coubertin
  9. 44Plazoleta Pedro Miguel Obligado

Public Art6

  1. 45La Sabiduría
  2. 46La Virtud
  3. 47La Industria
  4. 48La Geografía
  5. 49La Navegación
  6. 50La Astronomía

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