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Jorge Luis Borges’ Last Residence
Near the corner of Florida and Santa Fe is a private apartment building that was author Jorge Luis Borges’ last residence ; look for a plaque on the wall.
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Carlos Gardel Statue
The small Abasto neighborhood was once home to tango legend Carlos Gardel, and on the gentrified pedestrian street off Av Anchorena is a statue of the singer.
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Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
The Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires (1863) is a prep school where generations of the Argentine elite still send their children to receive secondary schooling.
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Andeluna Estate
Tastings of the wonderful wines produced here take place in a charming old-world style tasting room. There are also great mountain views from the patio.
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Reserva Natural de Merlo
In Rincón del Este, 2km from the center, on the road to the miradores, the Reserva Natural de Merlo is a lovely spot for creekside walks up to a couple of swimming holes.
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LAUR
LAUR is a 100-year-old olive farm. The 15-minute tour tells you everything you need to know about olive-oil production and is followed by a yummy tasting session.
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Centro Nacional de la Música
Jorge Luis Borges fans should stroll past the Centro Nacional de la Música , which used to be the Biblioteca Nacional – where Borges worked as director for many years.
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Archaeological Museum
Calingasta’s small archaeological museum, just off the main plaza, has one of several mummies found at an indigenous cemetery at Cerro El Calvario, 7km out of Calingasta.
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Terraza Mirador
A good place to orient yourself is the Terraza Mirador, which is the rooftop terrace at City Hall, offering panoramic views of the city and the surrounding area.
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Tempus Alba
A large, modern winery that offers a quick self-guided tour of the installations and a very tasty lunch menu (mains AR$80–120) in their restaurant overlooking the vines.
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Plaza Serrano
The heart of the Palermo neighborhood is Plaza Serrano, a small but very popular plaza surrounded by bars and restaurants, and host to a small weekend arts fair.
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Casa de Gobierno
The vast Casa de Gobierno (Government House) was built in 1909 and replaced the demolished cabildo (town council building), seat of the 1852 constitutional assembly.
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Centro Cultural San Martín
One of Buenos Aires’ best resources, this large cultural center has free or inexpensive galleries, music, films, lectures, art exhibitions, classes and workshops.
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Facultad de Ingeniería
This beautiful but decrepit neo-Gothic building (1912) was designed by Uruguayan architect Arturo Prins and never quite completed. Its currently being given a face-lift.
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Museo Provincial de Historia Natural
This museum has Spanish-language displays about pampas ecosystems, a large taxidermy collection of local birds and mammals, and a few live snakes and dinosaur fossils.
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Museo Las Bóvedas
A kilometer north of the highway junction in Uspallata, a signed lateral leads to ruins and a museum at the Museo Las Bóvedas, a smelting site since pre-Columbian times.
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Museo Municipal Mario Brozoski
Displays relics of the English corvette Swift, sunk off the coast of Deseado in 1776. Divers continue to recover artifacts from this wreck, which was discovered in 1982.
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Museo de Bellas Artes Pedro E Martínez
A small permanent collection of oils, illustrations and sculptures by provincial artists is complemented by temporary exhibitions in this gallery on Plaza Alvear.
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Ventisquero Negro
Traveling via Lago Mascardi, its a full-day trip up a dusty, single-lane dirt road to Pampa Linda to visit the Ventisquero Negro and the base of Tronador (3554m).
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Museo de la Reconquista
The Museo de la Reconquista was the house where Viceroy Liniers coordinated resistance to the British invasions of the early 19th century; it’s mildly interesting.
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