# Things to Do in Buenos Aires

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Looking for things to do in Buenos Aires? This list of 9 includes Teatro Colón (San Nicolás, Buenos Aires). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

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**Updated:** 2026-08-25 18:28:23

1. **[Teatro Colón](/e/teatro-colon---1338.md)** (attraction) — World-renowned opera house reopened after restoration in 2010; guided tours of the Foyer, Golden Hall and Main Hall are ticketed separately from performances. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/teatro-col%C3%B3n, https://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/es/visitas-guiadas
2. **[Recoleta Cemetery](/e/recoleta-cemetery---1339.md)** (attraction) — Open daily 8am-6pm; a maze of ornate mausoleums including Eva Perón's, with free Spanish-language guided walks several days a week. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.desktodirtbag.com/visiting-recoleta-cemetery-buenos-aires-argentina/, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/recoleta-cemetery
3. **[El Ateneo Grand Splendid](/e/el-ateneo-grand-splendid---1340.md)** (attraction) — A 1919 theater on Santa Fe Avenue converted into a bookstore in 2000, with the old stage now a cafe; National Geographic named it the world's most beautiful bookshop in 2019. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ateneo_Grand_Splendid, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/el-ateneo-grand-splendid-bookstore
4. **[MALBA](/e/malba---1341.md)** (attraction) — Latin American art museum on Av. Figueroa Alcorta; closed Tuesdays, with half-price general admission on Wednesdays (as of Aug 2026) and free entry that day for students, teachers and seniors. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/article/buenos-aires-free, https://malba.org.ar/en/visitar/
5. **[Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes](/e/museo-nacional-de-bellas-artes---1342.md)** (attraction) — Argentina's national fine-arts museum on Av. del Libertador holds free, year-round admission; open Tue-Fri 11am-8pm and weekends 10am-8pm, closed Mondays. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/museo-nacional-de-bellas-artes-fine-arts-museum, https://www.argentina.gob.ar/cultura/mnba
6. **[La Bombonera / Museo de la Pasión Boquense](/e/la-bombonera-museo-de-la-pasion-boquense---1343.md)** (attraction) — Boca Juniors' stadium and museum, open daily 10am-6pm with small-group guided tours of the pitch and dressing rooms; hours shift around training and match days. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/article/boca-juniors-stadium-and-museum, https://www.museoboquense.com/
7. **[Caminito](/e/caminito---1344.md)** (attraction) — Open-air street museum of brightly painted former conventillo tenements, declared a museum in 1959 after painter Benito Quinquela Martín led its 1950s revival. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/04/26/caminito-the-colorful-street-museum-in-buenos-aires/, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/caminito
8. **[Feria de San Telmo](/e/feria-de-san-telmo---1345.md)** (attraction) — Sunday antiques and crafts fair centered on Plaza Dorrego and running along Calle Defensa, with tango and street performers among the stalls. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://solsalute.com/blog/san-telmo-market/, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/plaza-dorrego
9. **[Puente de la Mujer](/e/puente-de-la-mujer---1346.md)** (attraction) — Santiago Calatrava's tango-inspired pedestrian bridge over Dique 3, built 1999-2001 with a central span that rotates 90 degrees for passing boats. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://calatrava.com/projects/puente-de-la-mujer-buenos-aires.html, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/puente-de-la-mujer

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