Top Things to do in Capital Federal District
Top Hotels in Capital Federal District
- 1. Eurobuilding Hotel Boutique Buenos Aires
- 2. Duque Hotel Boutique & Spa
- 3. Mine Hotel Boutique
- 4. Up Tribeca
- 5. Palladio Hotel Buenos Aires - MGallery
- 6. Icaro Suites
- 7. InterContinental Hotel Buenos Aires
- 8. Hotel Ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
- 9. Eurobuilding Hotel Boutique Buenos Aires
- 10. Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center
What to do and see in Capital Federal District, Capital Federal District: The Best Specialty Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Capital Federal District, Argentina including Fundacion Proa, Centro Naval, Museo River Plate, Buque Museo Fragata ARA Presidente Sarmiento, Museo Casa Rosada, Palacio Paz, Ciudad Cultural Konex, Museo de Calcos y Escultura Comparada, Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos ex Esma, Museo de Armas de la Nacion.
Restaurants in Capital Federal District
1. Fundacion Proa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,276 reviews
Fundación Proa is a contemporary art center known for its groundbreaking exhibits from world-famous vanguard artists such as Duchamp, Giacometti, Malevich or Ai WeiWei, to name a few. Proa is located in an Italian house from the 19th century, entirely refurbished including a modern glass façade, and just a few steps from Caminito, the city’s most famous street in the historic neighborhood of La Boca, home of tango and Boca Juniors football team. If you plan to visit us, make sure to check out Proa21, our brand new place dedicated to contemporary artistic experimentation and investigation, just one block away from the main building. CAFE PROA - THE BEST VIEW! You can also have something to eat and drink a glass of wine in our Café while you enjoy a panoramic view over the Riachuelo and the landmark Transbordador bridge. LIBRARY & SHOP Visit our shop and bookstore with a unique selection of objects from local designers, art publications and books from independent publishers.
Reviewed By maximilianoc31
This is an international class museum, located in La Boca neighborhood from Buenos Aires, near Bombonera Stadium. It has a modern and beatiful architecture. I also recommend going to the Cafe in the top floor.
2. Centro Naval
3. Museo River Plate
4. Buque Museo Fragata ARA Presidente Sarmiento
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,443 reviews
Reviewed By irelleyoko - Buenos Aires, Argentina
a very interesting place-museum to visit when you are in the Puerto Madero area. Entrance is cheap and you can enter the ship.
5. Museo Casa Rosada
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,023 reviews
Reviewed By tangojohnDallas - Dallas, United States
I spent over an hour here enjoying a collection mostly related to former presidents. The 1955 Cadillac is in mint condition. Some reviewers have mistakenly stated the car was purchased for Eva Peron by Juan but she died in 1952 and this is a 1955 model. Clean restrooms. Children may not find anything of interest.
6. Palacio Paz
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 368 reviews
Reviewed By 311queenj - California, United States
This was the private residence of one of the most prominent families in Buenos Aires. It is a fantastic tour on which you are led through an impressive foyer and into opulent French-styled rooms with gold gilding, chandeliers, sculptures, dark imported Italian wood, tall stained glass windows, marble floors and staircases, etc, etc, etc. This was definitely my favorite tour, with the Museo de Arte Decorativo trailing behind by a hair. Palacio Paz is located across the street from the Plaza San Martin and is about an 8 minute walk from the Galerias Pacifico mall in the Florida shopping area. The Teatro Colon is about a 15 minute walk away. Though the tour was in Spanish, the guide did her best to speak slowly and gesture to help visitors understand. I'm not fluent in Spanish, but I caught about 2/3 of the presentation and helped explain to a few non-Spanish speakers on the tour. The enthusiasm and passion of the tour guide was one of the strengths of this tour. She really enjoys meeting new people and sharing this gem - a window to the style and opulence enjoyed by the aristocracy of 1909. The tour lasts about 1.5 hours. The palace can ONLY be visited on a guided tour and is closed the rest of the day. The outside gate is locked and doesn't open until around 10am. At this time, visitors may inquire about tour times by speaking to the guard in the palace doorway, but visitors are not allowed entry until about 15 minutes before the tour. The tour costs about 850 pesos ($15 or so) and in my opinion, is worth it. Just show up a little before 11am and wait to be allowed into the lobby and hall where you pay cash (Argentine pesos) at the cashier window. People start to gather outside around 10:45am, so it's a good idea to come a little early. The tour group is maxed out around 15 people, so don't snooze and lose. *The sign outside indicates two tours a day, but when we inquired, we were told there was only ONE TOUR at 11am (in Spanish). I don't know if that is because we visited on Friday, January 3rd, right after the New Year holiday - it was closed Dec 31st, Jan 1st, and Jan 2nd - or if they've permanently cut their tours back to only one tour a day. Supposedly, there is an English tour once a week at 3:30pm on Thursdays, but we didn't confirm that since Thursday wasn't an option for us. Hope that helps! Enjoy Buenos Aires! *Note: Finding information on opening hours or tour times was near impossible to do by internet. Google opening hours are completely inaccurate, the Argentine government website simply explains the building, and does not post hours or tour information. Therefore, it is not possible to book a tour in advance, which drove me bonkers. Be aware that the "tours" offered through various tour companies online are mostly walking tours that breeze by the outside, stop briefly to explain its significance, and then briskly whisk tourists away to the next stop. These tours do NOT go inside. There is one VERY pricey palace tour which may actually include a tour inside, but why pay a few hundred dollars when you can show up and pay $15? You just need to know when. I think that may be why there is so little information about tours and opening hours. It's mad annoying!
7. Ciudad Cultural Konex
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 450 reviews
Reviewed By 445matiast
Incredible experience in such a wonderful place. It's really like being in an urban ritual, a very personal trip surrounded by hundreds, everybody experiencing their own journey. The music is superb and you feel very confortable all the time. Can't explain much more... if you happen to be in Buenos Aires on sunday, this is truelly a must!
8. Museo de Calcos y Escultura Comparada
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
9. Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos ex Esma
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 270 reviews
Reviewed By latestfilly
This museum is quite out of the way in Buenos Aires, i got a taxi (radio taxi - as this firm will not rip you off), it took 30 minutes from our hotel in Suipacha and it cost 300 pesos (~£3.50) and I easily flagged the same taxi company by the side of the road on the way back. I went on a Saturday at 3pm for the English speaking guided tour (there is also one on a Sunday) - aim to arrive at least 2.50pm because there is a little walk from the main building to this museum and when you arrive you will be given maps etc. The entrance to the museum and guided tour are all free. The guided tour was excellent, the man that gave it spoke excellent English and gave a very interesting a moving tour around the building where people were held captive. The building is still being used today as evidence as trials are still ongoing so you are not allowed to touch any walls and special walkways have been put down to stop people walking on the original floors. You can go around the museum by yourself but you need a phone with internet to download the app and your own headphones but i found the guide to be excellent (free WiFi is also available on site). This museum demonstrates a very sad part of Argentina's history and is something that visitors must see so that what was in the past is not forgotten, nor repeated. An excellent museum and one I highly recommend. There is also a museum on the Falkland Islands also in the complex but it is all in Spanish, no English translations.
10. Museo de Armas de la Nacion
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 160 reviews
Reviewed By gdmyers - Fort Worth, United States
I really like military related museums and I saved this museum for my last day in BA. I was fortunate to hear a military band playing at a wreath laying ceremony in the nearby park at the monument of San Martin before my visit. The museum is hosted in 18 rooms of the same building that also hosts the Palacio Paz next door and is filled to the gunnels with mostly military hand weapons. You have medieval armor, swords and pikes, to a room dedicated to Japanese Samurai and much more. They also managed to fit in some smaller artillery pieces and machine guns. Several nice Thompson Sub-machine guns are on display too! The largest display of pistols I have ever seen in one place. While the museum is not large by most standards, it will take an hour or so to browse all the varid displays.
