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<strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong>’ <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong><br />
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Left Museo de los Niños Center Parque 3 de Febrero Right Planetario Galileo Galilei<br />
Activities for Children<br />
! Museo Argentino<br />
del Títere<br />
This museum displays antique<br />
puppets from countries as<br />
diverse as Romania, Indonesia,<br />
Costa Rica, and India. Puppet<br />
shows are staged on weekends.<br />
d Map E3 • Piedras 905, San Telmo<br />
• 4304-4376 • Open 3–6pm Tue–Fri;<br />
3–7pm Sat–Sun • Adm for shows<br />
• www.museoargdeltitere.com.ar<br />
Planetario Galileo Galilei<br />
@ Educational and highly<br />
enjoyable, the daily shows at the<br />
city’s spaceship-shaped planetarium,<br />
take you on a journey<br />
through the cosmos, as you sit<br />
comfortably beneath a giant<br />
domed ceiling. Narrations are in<br />
Spanish and English (see p89).<br />
# Museo Argentino de<br />
Ciencias Naturales<br />
The natural sciences museum<br />
features dinosaur displays, an<br />
aquarium, an Antarctic section,<br />
and rooms of amphibians, reptiles,<br />
and insects. Have snacks at<br />
the “Bottom of the Sea” café.<br />
d Map J6 • Avda. Angel Gallardo 470,<br />
Caballito • 4982-1154 • Open 2–7pm daily<br />
• Adm • www.macn.gov.ar<br />
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales<br />
$ Tren de la Costa<br />
This train skirts the Rio de la<br />
Plata between Olivos and Tigre<br />
(see p96). Enjoy river beaches,<br />
Rollerblading, and bike-riding en<br />
route. The Parque de la Costa<br />
and Delta are nearby. d 4002-6000<br />
• Open 6:30am–11pm • Adm<br />
• www.trendelacosta.com.ar<br />
% River Delta Boat Rides<br />
River Delta boat ride<br />
The Delta is a lush microhabitat<br />
of water channels and<br />
dense islands. One or two-hour<br />
boat rides will have you and the<br />
kids feeling like Indiana Jones.<br />
d Launches depart from the Estación<br />
Fluvial de Tigre: Mitre 305, Tigre • 4512-<br />
4497 • Adm • www.tigre.gov.ar<br />
La Calle de los Títeres<br />
^ This “puppet street” is a<br />
popular attraction. Families<br />
gather in the courtyard of an<br />
1840s house, where children<br />
take part in art workshops before<br />
the puppet shows begin. Great<br />
for three- to seven-year-olds. d<br />
Map D5 • Centro Cultural del Sur, Avda.<br />
Caseros 1750, Constitución • 4305-6653<br />
• Open 4–6pm Sat–Sun (closed Jan, Feb)
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