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Cementerio de la Recoleta vs Museo Evita
Both are rated very highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Recoleta Cemetery ranks marginally higher than Museo Evita. Recoleta Cemetery is ranked #6 in Buenos Aires with accolades from 6 reviews including Time Out, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Cementerio de la Recoleta
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Junin 1790, Buenos Aires 1116, Argentina
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Fodor's
"The ominous gates, Doric-columned portico, and labyrinthine paths of the city's oldest cemetery (1822) may leave you with a sense of foreboding."
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Concierge
"A who's who of Argentinean bold-faced names rests among Recoleta Cemetery's tombs and mausoleums, from the Alvears and the Dorregos to heavyweight boxer Luis Ángel Firpo."
Frommer's
"Open daily from 8am to 6pm, this is the final resting place of many of the wealthiest and most important Argentine historical figures."
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Travel + Leisure
"With more than 4,700 ornate stone crypts laid out along a streetlike grid, this graveyard is an architectural masterpiece, and an eerie miniature city for the wealthy dead."
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Time Out
"The cemetery, opened in 1822, is home to hundreds of illustrious corpses, laid out in a compact yet very extensive maze of granite, marble and bronze mausoleums."
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Museo Evita
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Lafinur 2988, Buenos Aires 1425, Argentina
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Fodor's
"The Museo Evita shies from pop culture clichés and conveys facts about Evita's life and works, particularly the social aid programs she instituted and her role in getting women the vote."
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Concierge
"Great controversy still surrounds the life of Eva Duarte, who rose from humble beginnings to become a star actress and wife of the populist dictator Juan Perón."
Travel + Leisure
"A museum devoted to the first lady-turned-cult figure, with a collection of her gowns and video clips of her speaking from the Casa Rosada balcony."
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Time Out
"Opened in 2001, this museum is housed in an aristocratic residence that Juan Perón expropriated; he converted it into a women's shelter for his wife's quasi-statal welfare agency."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"In this museum you can learn all about the story of Maria Eva Duarte Perón, the famous Evita, whose destiny was so exceptional."
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