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