What to do and see in Capital Federal District, Capital Federal District: The Best Sights & Landmarks

December 27, 2021 Jasper Kershner

Discover the best top things to do in Capital Federal District, Argentina including Cemiterio de Recoleta, Museo Nacional De Arte Decorativo, Calle Defensa, Recoleta, Puerto Madero, Centro Cultural Kirchner, Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo, Palermo, Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Palacio Barolo.
Restaurants in Capital Federal District

1. Cemiterio de Recoleta

Junin 1760, Buenos Aires C1113 Argentina https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/barrio-recoleta
Excellent
49%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.5 based on 26,659 reviews

Cemiterio de Recoleta

The most celebrated Argentineans, including Eva Peron and her family, are buried at this elaborate cemetery, where mausoleums replicate chapels, pyramids and Greek temples.

Reviewed By susanlJ3439QM

Likely best to do this with a local tour guide ( We used Class Adventure Travel who provided us with a guide named Santiago who was superb.). A private guide can customize according to your interests, can tell you about the various tombs....there are many very specific historical stories about those who are buried here and a local guide will be able to elaborate which makes it even more interesting. Early morning is better before the big tour buses arrive.

2. Museo Nacional De Arte Decorativo

Avenida Del Libertador 1902, Buenos Aires C1425AAS Argentina +54 11 4802-8248 [email protected] http://www.mnad.org/
Excellent
62%
Good
31%
Satisfactory
6%
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4.5 based on 2,016 reviews

Museo Nacional De Arte Decorativo

This grand mansion, a neoclassical masterpiece, has a fascinating collection of period furnishings, silver, sculptures, paintings and Zubov miniatures from Russia.

Reviewed By WImom - Fond du Lac, United States

This museum is free of charge and open from 12:30-19:00. Closed on Mondays. There is an English tour at 1:30 PM which we briefly took part in. This is a residence of a wealthy family, the Alvears, in Argentina. There are many beautiful antiques and paintings in a multi-story museum. Spent about an hour here.

3. Calle Defensa

Calle Defensa Bairro San Telmo, Buenos Aires Argentina
Excellent
49%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
2%
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4.5 based on 14,536 reviews

Calle Defensa

Architectural landmarks in the city’s oldest neighborhood have been restored, and this revitalized area is distinctly artistic, with cafes, antique shops, cobblestone streets and lots of artists and dancers.

Reviewed By pnc87

Loved staying in this historic part of Buenos Aires. The Sunday flea market is amazing, the restaurants, wine bars, tango displays, pop-up music events, gorgeous 19th century architecture, cobblestone streets, art galleries, unique local designer shops, this place has it all. And it even had a few restaurants open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day which was a nice surprise.

4. Recoleta

Junin y Guido, Buenos Aires Argentina
Excellent
60%
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4.5 based on 21,652 reviews

Recoleta

This fashionable, upscale neighborhood is lined with cafes, boutiques and galleries and morphs into a street fair on weekends.

Reviewed By 58flavial - Buenos Aires, Argentina

This is a lovely place for walking on week days (on weekends is full of people) and visit the Recoleta's church, the Recoleta's cementery, the Fine Arts museum, have a "café" in La biela "Remarkable bar", go shopping in the elegant Alvear Avenue or Recoleta Mall or eating in a lot of restaurants.

5. Puerto Madero

Rosario Vera Penaloza, Buenos Aires Argentina
Excellent
57%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
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4.5 based on 41,553 reviews

Puerto Madero

By day, this riverfront area is a booming business and shopping district and by night, a hip neighborhood with pricey restaurants and fashionable clubs.

Reviewed By Getaway756019

A place by the river where Nature meets the city, the Woman's Bridge, and a cute passage by the river to go for a stroll during the Summer, and get the breeze. Nice restaurants, ice cream places and gourmet stores around too. Don't miss it.

6. Centro Cultural Kirchner

Calle Sarmiento 511 Alem Avenue between Sarmiento and Corrientes Avenue, Buenos Aires C1041AAK Argentina +54 11 4349-5000 http://www.cck.gob.ar
Excellent
61%
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Satisfactory
6%
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4.5 based on 2,011 reviews

Centro Cultural Kirchner

The communications office of Buenos Aires, a scintillating example of the city's gorgeous architecture.

Reviewed By LaOsa_life - Munich, Germany

I visited this center several times for free concerts. They all have been high level quality and they were from classic to tango music! Never in my life I found a place like this anywhere.

7. Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo

Avenida Del Libertador 4101 Palermo, Buenos Aires C1426BWC Argentina +54 11 4778-2800 [email protected] http://www.palermo.com.ar
Excellent
46%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
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4.5 based on 577 reviews

Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo

Reviewed By irelleyoko - Buenos Aires, Argentina

this is located in Palermo. Very beautiful building from the outside. Have not been inside of the casino though, but walking around the Racetrack yes. Recommended.

8. Palermo

Barrio Palermo, Buenos Aires Argentina
Excellent
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4.5 based on 5,773 reviews

Palermo

Hip Buenos Aires neighborhood attracts modes and businesspeople.

Reviewed By 776nigela - Vancouver, Canada

Palermo is a fun lively neighbourhood with a host of good shopping, delicious restaurants and markets

9. Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera)

Brandsen 805 La Boca, Buenos Aires 1161AAQ Argentina +54 11 4309-4700 http://www.museoboquense.com/index.php
Excellent
49%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
2%
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4.5 based on 6,227 reviews

Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera)

Reviewed By LifeAsABackpacker - London, United Kingdom

I joined a guided tour of the stadium and I really enjoyed it! Being a fan of football and knowing about Boca I had to come here but I was surprised by the stadium's layout and features. It was really interesting and you;d never get a stadium like this in England. Just wish the seasons was running as I'd have lover to see Boca playing.

10. Palacio Barolo

Avenida de Mayo 1370, Buenos Aires C1085ABQ Argentina +54 11 4381-1885
Excellent
59%
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4.5 based on 2,855 reviews

Palacio Barolo

The PALACIO illustrates and pays tribute to THE DIVINE COMEDY written by DANTE ALIGHIERI. This building shows a unique architectural style, mingling the neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic appearance followed by the dome, with its original hindu design, which belongs to the region of Bhubaneshwar. It represents the tantric union between Dante and Beatrice, both protagonists of The Divine Comedy.

Reviewed By myom624 - Coquitlam, Canada

It was a great time had during the tour (of about an hour & a half from about 11 15 am to 12 45 pm) of this 1920's building inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy in which I ascended from Hell through Purgatory to Heaven (as the floors of the Building are grouped in such way) while along the way was also like a metaphorical or symbolic "purifying of your soul", and yes it's from Heaven meaning the level with small balconies just before the Lighthouse (on the very top of the Building) then the Lighthouse itself that you get "pretty phenomenal" 360-degree views of the city especially to the west (where actually at just a very short distance from this building is the "spacious rectangular" Plaza Congreso & the green-domed building of Congreso Nacional past the plaza) and to the east (where the view is all the way to the "super tall" high-rises of the Puerto Madero waterfront and where you'll also see a little to the southeast one side of the two-sided Eva Peron's mural on Avenida 9 de Julio). As for the "structural part" of the Building: it was a "nice variety" of taking the old "original elevator" (likely the same one from the 1920's), the wide spiral stairways & also the "quite narrow" spiral stairway to the Lighthouse; sitting inside the Lighthouse with its big round-shaped light so close by was something I'd never done before (although I got inside two more of them later on in Uruguay); the fairly-big deck on the back side with the big "green facade" of like an Indian-styled architecture was quite awesome to look at (on our way down from the Lighthouse); and finally it was pretty great to get to sit behind the owner's desk in his office where there's also a copy of the "original Divine Comedy" (the last stop of the tour before going back down). So, the only thing somewhat on the downside about this site is the cost of the tour (which was 700 or so argentina pesos or about 20 US$ as of last January when I visited) was like more than twice of what I paid later at Palacio Salvo in Montevideo (which is like the "sister site" of this site) although yes what justifies the cost here I would say is its great views from above (as mentioned above) which you won't get at Palacio Salvo (with no top-floor balconies to go out for a view there & just kind of a "limited view" from its very top); and yes also my "great thanks" are to our tour guide Lucy for her "wonderful friendliness" and for her great knowledge of the Building (& the Divine Comedy too) who really just kept us all informed of all we needed to know throughout the tour. If coming by metro, Saenz Pena Station (Line A) is where to get off which is just conveniently right in front of this building on Avenida de Mayo. And apart from Plaza Congreso & the Congreso Nacional building (as mentioned above where it just takes about 5 minutes by turning left after coming out of here and going through the Plaza to the front gate of Congress), it's actually also not too far to the east end of that avenue (about a 15-minute walk to the right after coming out of here with also Avenida 9 de Julio to cross along the way) where there's Plaza de Mayo with Casa Rosada Presidential Palace & Metropolitan Cathedral (with the tomb of the libertador General San Martin).

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