Many visitors to Buenos Aires are familiar with the Zoo (Jardin Zoológico) near Plaza Italia in Palermo, but how many know that there is yet another, much larger, Zoological park only 50 KM from...

A tranquil Zen garden complete with fish ponds and an arched bridge even offers a traditional tea house.

Situated in an old theater, El Ateneo is one of the most popular bookstores in Buenos Aires.

A sense of nostalgia pervades this aging but elegant club where the tango brings locals and tourists together. Afternoon lessons are a prelude to evening dance parties.

Hip Buenos Aires neighborhood attracts modes and businesspeople.

All kinds of outdoor activities, from a pick-up soccer game to boating on the lake, take place at this vast, lush city park.

Known as the birthplace of the tango, this one-time shipyard has a famous walkway, the Caminito, where tango dancers perform and artists exhibit their work.

This elegant thoroughfare is one of the streets bordering the historic and cosmopolitan city center.

In this grand mansion, many fascinating items pay homage to Evita Peron, revered champion of the downtrodden Argentines. This museum was opened in 2002 upon Evita’s death.

The government’s executive branch is housed in this building, a strange mix of various architectural styles, perhaps best known for the balcony from which Evita rallied the working class crowds.

The political center of the country, this famous plaza is the location of the well-known balcony of the Casa Rosada from which Eva Peron addressed adoring crowds of workers.

Hip neighborhood frequented by yuppies.

The lovely white colonial building which houses the museum was once the mansion of accomplished Argentinean architect Martin Noel. The house itself is just as visually pleasing as the art it displays.

This garden is a fairy-tale haven scattered with romantic twisting pathways, statues hiding around corners, babbling brooks, dragonflies and floral treasures from all over the world.

The artsy neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

Built by British residents in 1916 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Revolution of May, the Torre Monumental is a memorable sight to most visitors who walk through Buenos Aires.

Chinatown

This private collection is a high point of the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA).

Built in 1911 and rebuilt and refurbished in 1955, this impressive basilica contains an enormous tapestry and a 20,000 volume library.

Large Buenos Aires shopping mall fashioned after Milan's Gallerie Vittorio Emanuele shopping center.

This 1827 cathedral, a mixture of several architectural styles, houses the remains of Argentine Liberator General Jose de San Martin in a marble mausoleum.

The tent spires of this Russian Orthodox church make an impressive contrast to the Argentine architecture surrounding it.

This amazing boulevard is 425 feet wide, said to be the widest boulevard in the world.

A popular lunchtime respite for business folk, this lovely park is bordered by the San Martin Palace and the Plaza Hotel, and includes a huge monument to General Jose de San Martin.

It is always fun to stop into this place for a drink when visiting Florida Street, it definitely has an old-world charm. They make great coffees too.

Buenos Aires cemetery where Carlos Gardel and Juan Péron rest.