The Obelisco is one of the most iconic landmarks in Buenos Aires and a must-see when walking…read morethrough the city center. Great spot for a quick photo and to feel the pulse of downtown Buenos Aires.

Of All the amazing things to do in Buenos Aires, I would absolutely skip going inside this. Just…read moretake photos from the outside and go to your next adventure. The website to get tickets is so complicated and confusing. They made it sound like kids were free so I only bought myself a ticket. When I checked in, my two little kids did indeed need tickets but they were now sold out so they couldn't go up. I encounter 5 different employees, each one ruder than the next. Absolutely No. One. Cares. Here. I was with a family speaking Spanish (I only speak English) and I was completely ignored the entire time. At the top the views are nice but there's really nothing special here and the vibes are hostile.

Located in the La Boca neighborhood, Caminito is a popular and colorful street that is popular…read moreamongst tourists. La Boca has historically been known as a poorer area of the city. Local artists decided to paint the tenement buildings, thus creating Caminito. You will see street vendors, tango dancers, artists, souvenir shops and restaurants. Some reviews mention that this area is dangerous but I did not feel that at all. It was as safe as anywhere else in the city (at least in the daytime). Even though I did not buy anything here, it was still fun to to walk down an entire street that had basically been turned into an art exhibit.

Colorful and traditional, this walkway in the La Boca area is dominated by tango dancers and…read moreartisans. Street performers were asking for money. Many were eating & drinking outside on tables. There were tables with crafts & indoor craft booths. There was no air conditioning and it was around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. There were no banks nor atm's and everyone wanted cash. There were many murals of Messier & the Pope.

We thought it was an excellent evening tour. If you're looking for the sunset photos up top of…read morePalacio Barolo, the 5 pm "day" tour is what you should book. If you book the evening tours, you will miss the sunset. If it's your first time in Argentina, you may find it somewhat challenging to get tickets. We go to Argentina every year so this has been on my list of to-dos for a while now. You can purchase your ticket online. Then you will have to email their office (which is on that confirmation email of your tickets) and ask them to send you a PayPal link to pay for your tickets - this sis specifically for foreigners with non-Argentinian bank. We did that and it was pretty easy. If you're confused, you can also contact them via their WhatsApp and they can help with your tickets. The tour - the tour was excellent. I learned a lot. This is not a palace but more so a tall building which is also a work office building during the day. The elevators are super cool and are very old and reminds me of Harry Potter. The views from the top were fantastic especially during sunset. I got some really cool photos. They also have a photographer on the top you can hire if you want better photos. I think it was like $10 per photo. The lighthouse was also super cool and old. You can see the BA skyline from there and had excellent views. Our guide spoke perfect English and he actually knew so much about art and architecture!

Don't let its fancy name fool you (Barolo Palace). Overall, this is just an old office building…read morethat's only for those who are interested in architecture. It was named a historical landmark because the architect designed the building based on Dante's Divine Comedy. Therefore, the building's design is divided into three sections that each represent the areas Dante goes through (Hell, Purgatory and Haven). However, to go beyond the ground floor, you can to pay for a guided tour. The best part about the tour is that you get a rooftop view of the city. But like I said: Unless you are really into architecture, I recommend skipping this. Buenos Aires has much more to offer.

Plaza de Mayo represents the very center of the city. As a main plaza, I have to admit that it was…read morefairly boring. It was mostly empty and there was no activity going on even in the middle of the day. No street performers or musicians or vendors. That might be the way the city prefers to keep it, but it was a stark contrast to main plazas in other big cities. There is not even a proper park here - just a few random benches. In the end, it is what surrounds the plaza that makes it prominent. Casa Rosada sits here. That's the building that houses the Argentine national government. You'll also find the oldest cathedral and several museums surrounding the plaza.

Casa Rosada the Pink House stands at this plaza where cards in blue uniforms strut and parade…read moresurrounded by school children. White head scarves are painted on the ground commemorating the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo. Since 1980, grandmothers march on Thursday afternoons demanding information from authorities about their disappeared children. To the east of Casa Rosada are the recycled 19th center brick warehouses of the old port. It's now the popular area for working and dining. There was the national bank, statues & homeless sleeping outside.

This museum experience was amazing, thanks to our tour guide's knowledge of history, and energy…read more The buildings became alive with each explanation Giselle gave, and the facts provided. The tour is highly recommended and furthermore, it is free.

Manzanas de las Luces The Society of Jesus arrived in the…read morenewly founded village of Buenos Ayres in 1608, establishing their first mission on a 2 hectare (5 acre) lot which had earlier been aside by Spanish conquistador Juan de Garay for the future town square. The Jesuits' 1661 sale of the property (which would ultimately become the Plaza de Mayo) and a gift of an adjacent lot by Isabel de Carvajal allowed the order to build a new, largely self-reliant mission. Work began in 1686 on the Saint Ignatius Church, a baroque structure completed in 1722, and the adjoining College of St. Ignatius was designed by local architect Juan Kraus and built between 1710 and 1729. Becoming the only academy in colonial Buenos Aires to provide a classical education, and the property possessed the city's finest laboratories, museum and library. The center housed the Office of the Advocate General of the Missions (which oversaw the order's numerous, lucrative Indian Reductions), as well as a pharmacy (the city's first) opened and operated by an English Jesuit, Father Thomas Falkner.[1] The 1767 suppression of the Society of Jesus led to the mission's closure, however, as well as an associated one housing a hospital, in the nearby San Telmo district. The academy was closed only temporarily, and was converted in 1772 into the Royal College of San Carlos. The temple was usurped and converted into a cathedral in 1775, though Father Falkner's pharmacy formed the basis for Viceroy Juan José de Vértiz's Medical Court of 1780 - the first school of medicine in what is today Argentina. Viceroy Vértiz also established the city's first printing press at the site, in 1780, as well as an orphanage funded by sales of the facility's printed material.[1] The center later had an anecdotal role in the Argentine War of Independence. The Regiment of Patricians was briefly headquartered in 1811 at the college, where the regiment staged a failed mutiny against their commander, General Manuel Belgrano. A network of five underground tunnels intersecting under the former mission (believed to have been built to guarantee the flow of supplies in the event of a siege, and to facilitate smuggling in peacetime) helped safeguard ammunitions during much of the war.The provisional government organized from the May Revolution of 1810, the First Assembly, opened a public library in 1812, and following the War of Independence, Governor Martín Rodríguez inaugurated the University of Buenos Aires and the General Archive, in 1821. A few days later, the city's leading newspaper, El Argos, described the area as the "Illuminated Block" in a September 1, 1821, editorial. Governor Rodríguez also established the Provincial Legislature and the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires at the site, in 1822, as well as the city's first natural sciences museum (later housed in the nearby Santo Domingo convent). A secondary school established in 1817 in the Illuminated Block by Juan Martín de Pueyrredón eventually became the Buenos Aires National College, one of the nation's most prestigious university-preparatory schools, in 1863. The Provincial Legislature was used as the Argentine National Congress during the short-lived First Republic (1826-27), and was again used as such from 1862 to 1864, while newer facilities were built nearby. The Buenos Aires City Legislature also met at the site from 1894 to 1931, when its current building was completed. The old Provincial Legislature's final use was as the University of Buenos Aires School of Architecture (until 1972). The Illuminated Block was declared a National Historic Monument, in 1942, and was (with three of the catacombs) extensively restored, in 1983.

La Torre de los Ingleses was built in 1916, it is Buenos Aires version of the Big Ben. The tower…read morewas constructed by Englishmen and the materials came from the United Kingdom. During the time the tower was often the victim of graffiti and fires on the base of the monument. As a signal of rage against the UK. The Torre Monumental is open weekdays from 10:30 until 4:30 & weekends from 09:30 until 6:30. The entrance fee is around $4 but free on Wednesdays. Happily, there's an elevator because it's brutally hot today. The views from the top were lovely, we walked outside & around the tower. Sights were identified on the glass.

Torre Monumental is a clock tower located in the Retiro Barrio in Buenos Aires…read more It was a gift to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the May Revolution.