10 Best Things to Do In BUENOS AIRES | Go Local | Cal McKinley

Welcome to Buenos Aires, are you sitting in accordance with the regulations? Yeah, you should remain seated, we'll just see if that's fine. Buenos Aires is a city with some kind of crazy people. Cheap food. Just bought two empanadas for a dollar each. So far, Buenos Aires gets an A-plus in my book. And some amazing dancers. So when I stepped off the plane, I was ready to get my hands dirty. To try and discover the best and worst parts of this city. I had a friend who lived there that told me my first stop should be La Feria de Metedero. Which literally translates to, The Slaughterhouse Festival. That seemed like a good place to start. I asked around, and found out that the neighborhood used to be home to the region's largest livestock market. The festival dates back to the 1800s. When people would come to see the Corrida de Sotilla, or Ring Race. Which is where a metal ring is hung from a post. And then riders gallop towards it and try and throw a stick through the ring. I mean, you can't make this stuff up. The fair runs every Sunday from 11am to 8pm. I recommend going early, because between the food, tango dancing, and the horse races. You're going to want to spend most of your afternoon here. Bailame, bailame, por tango. So right now I'm at the Mercado San Telmo. Which is a local market that people have been shopping at since 1897. Here you can buy everything from food and produce, to shirts and toy cars. If you're in the area, I definitely recommend checking it out. Grabbing a cup of coffee, and trying one of their delicious pastries. You can get at any one of the bakeries located here at the market. The building itself is pretty incredible. It was built in 1897 by an Italian architect using wrought iron and a glass atrium. Definitely a cool place to grab breakfast. So I just learned from my Uber driver that one of the reasons there aren't that many Ubers in Buenos Aires is that the taxi drivers hate them so much, they actually throw bricks at their cars. And in some cases even set their cars on fire, which is absolutely insane. So word of the wise, if you're an Uber driver and you're in Buenos Aires, watch your back. Bailame, bailame, por tango. So what you're seeing behind me is the Recoleta Cemetery. Which was established in 1822 and houses over 4,500 vaults. Each of which can contain an entire family of four or five people. So you guys do the math, it's like over 10,000 bodies are buried here. You can see some of them are very impressive. You might not think to visit a cemetery when you're traveling, but this is definitely on my list of things to do in Buenos Aires. Palermo, Soho is definitely the hipper area of Buenos Aires. Every other store is either a cafe or a boutique. It's actually named after Soho in New York City, aptly named. It's a little bit more of a laid back vibe. A lot of young people walking around. Definitely very safe. Overall, I like it. It's a little bit more touristy, but not to a fault. I think it's a good spot. Okay, so I just finished having tapas, which was actually my first meal of the night. I'm having two meals tonight, why not? So first was tapas, which was excellent. Next is going to be supposedly the best steak in Buenos Aires. We'll have to see about that. My reservation is at 10.30, so it's kind of late. It's the only time I can get in. But I'm done talking, I just want to go there. Let's go. Best steak in Buenos Aires. So the place that I chose was called La Carniceria, which is supposedly the best all-around steak experience in Buenos Aires. It was actually recommended to me by my mom, who's a chef. Thank you, mom. But anyway, this is definitely one of those places you have to go to before you leave Buenos Aires. The staff was friendly, the gin and tonics were delicious, and of course the meat, which is just that mouth-watering, fall-off-the-bone, perfectly cooked. It's really insane. Awesome place, definitely check it out. Well, that was definitely the best meal I've had so far. Okay, so today I'm going to be doing something a little bit different. It's my third day in Buenos Aires. I'm going to be going out to Tigre, which is a little bit quieter, apparently. It's like 45 minutes away from the city. I was told to go there when it is sunny out and it's supposed to rain today, so I'm off to a good start. We'll see how this goes. The goal of Tigre was to get outside of the city, to get a little bit better idea of what the rest of the country is like. My plan was lunch and then check out the Naval Museum, which didn't exactly go as planned. Finally got out of there. It's the last time I trust TripAdvisor. That was the number three place in Tigre. One of the worst meals I've had on this entire trip. Once again, don't trust TripAdvisor. Every time. After that disappointing lunch, I headed over to the museum, which also was pretty underwhelming. Here were the highlights. And headed back on the train to Buenos Aires. Three things that I've learned when taking trains in Buenos Aires. One, when you first get your ticket, don't freak out because it's going to say that your train has already left. That's usually not true. They're late. Two, there's always at least one guy who's yelling angrily in Spanish up and down the train. Not sure why, just try to avoid eye contact. And three, try to not be the last one off the train because the doors close fast. That's about it. So I've forgotten what number we're on, but next is La Boca. Oh yeah, bet you thought I'd forget that one, didn't you? Now this is by far the most touristy spot on my list, but it still made the list because there's a way to experience La Boca that isn't your typical tourist way. Case in point, meeting this guy. Dude's ******* killing it. So no video about Buenos Aires would be complete without tango dancing. And La Catedral is second to none. The atmosphere itself is so good that when you walk into the room you just feel cool. And I wasn't even doing anything. I mean, good drinks, even better dancers. What more do you want? They even offer beginner's classes if you're feeling adventurous. Okay, just got finished shooting with the drone. I think I got some good shots. However, I'm not supposed to be up here. I had to go through some sort of entryway that is not meant for people. I climbed through a window. That's what I did. So now I'm going to go before someone yells at me. Despite its name, Cafe San Bernardo is a lively bar located just on the edge of the Balviniera district. It's one of the best places to meet locals. And one of my favorite quotes about it goes something like this. Tuesday night at Cafe San Bernardo is a hipster dreamland with not a gringo in sight providing cheap drinks, dreadlocked DJs, and a wild ping pong competition. Doesn't get much better than that. This was definitely unexpected. Number 10 are the festivals. I'm convinced that in Buenos Aires, if you wander around long enough, you'll find some sort of festival, whether it's an art fair, a music festival, or some street food stalls. There's really no limit to the surprises that this city holds. And I recommend trying to walk everywhere because you'll never get bored. You'll probably run into something. I have no idea where they're going. I'm just going to follow them. See what happens. Just got back. Fell on my skateboard. Scraped my head up a little bit. Not that bad. Somehow I managed to save the camera through a miraculous Spider-Man flip fall. Unfortunately, I wasn't filming at the time, which is a bummer. But hey, maybe next time. I hope I don't fall again. Okay, now I'm headed to my ferry, which is going to take me to Uruguay to spend my last meal with Camilo, who I met from my Airbnb. He gave me a piece of pizza, a banana, and a cookie. Thanks, man. And yeah, next leg of the trip. Let's go.