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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is Argentina's capital on the Río de la Plata: grand avenues, tango in San Telmo and La Boca, and Recoleta's famous cemetery.
Best things to do in Buenos Aires
The one thing not to miss
Spend a day in La Boca: walk the colourful Caminito street museum and see La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors.
La Boca: Caminito and La Bombonera1. La Boca: Caminito and La Bombonera
La Boca is a Buenos Aires neighbourhood. Its Caminito alley is a street museum that inspired a famous 1926 tango, and La Bombonera is the football stadium of Boca Juniors.
13,870 readers a month
2. Plaza de Mayo and the Casa Rosada
The city's main square, formed in 1884, faced by the Casa Rosada, the pink palace that is the Argentine president's official workplace.
5,924 readers a month
3. Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay (day trip)
One of the oldest towns in Uruguay, across the Río de la Plata facing Buenos Aires.
It is in another country across the river; check ferry times and passport rules.
4,131 readers a month
4. La Recoleta Cemetery
The cemetery in Recoleta where Eva Perón, Argentine presidents and Nobel Prize winners are buried.
3,726 readers a month
5. The Obelisco
The city's landmark obelisk at the crossing of Avenida Corrientes and 9 de Julio, built in 1936 for the 400th anniversary of the city's first founding.
2,809 readers a month
6. Teatro Colón
The city's historic opera house, rated by National Geographic among the ten best in the world.
2,668 readers a month
7. Puerto Madero
The waterfront district on the Río de la Plata, with modern high-rise architecture.
1,982 readers a month
8. Palacio Barolo
A landmark office building on Avenida de Mayo, once the tallest building in Buenos Aires.
1,311 readers a month
9. Tigre and the Paraná Delta (day trip)
A city on the Paraná Delta 28 km north of Buenos Aires, a weekend destination reached by bus or train, including the scenic Tren de la Costa.
1,181 readers a month
10. San Telmo
The oldest neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and one of the birthplaces of tango, with some of the city's oldest buildings.
1,078 readers a month
Just missed the list: Floralis Genérica (11th by readers; a giant steel flower sculpture)
How we ranked these
By how many people read about each place on English Wikipedia in a typical month, measured October 2026. It is a popularity measure, not our opinion. La Boca: Caminito and La Bombonera leads with about 13,870 readers a month. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are on each photo.
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