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Agromercado de 19 y B

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 4

Open: 7am-5pm,Tue-Sun

19 entre A y B

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With fresh organic products that include fruits, vegetables and meat, this agromercado is best known among locals for being one of the best stocked open-air vegetable markets in the city.

Hotel Inglaterra LH 3

The original nucleus of the hotel dates back to 1856 and was later expanded in 1891 with the addition of two adjacent properties. The last floor was built in 1915. This is Cuba’s oldest hotel and has …

EclecticAdmission: NoneROOMS: 83Trocadero 55, entre Prado y Zulueta

Calle 23 LH 3

Calle 23, or 23rd Steet, is a central, busy street in El Vedado district. It begins at the sea and ends in a river, the Almendares. Its first five streets, from Malecón to L Street are known as La Ram …

From the Malecón to Zapata Ave.

Casa de los Árabes LH 3

This ethnographic museum dedicated to Islamic cultures founded in1983 displays modest exhibitions on Islamic textiles, carpets, clothing, weapons, ceramics and furniture. The museum is housed in two e …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-4:30pm Mon-SunOficios #16, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Droguería Johnson LH 3

Tragically, after being beautifully restored by the City Historian’s Office, this pharmacy caught fire on March 16, 2005. Shelves, counters, the façade woodwork, porcelain ornaments and laboratory app …

Admission: FreeOpen: 8am-8pm dailyObispo y Aguiar, Habana Vieja

Hotel Habana Libre LH 3

Located on the famous corner of 23 and L streets, the Habana Libre Hotel, with its 25 floors and 630 spacious rooms, stands majestically and offers an incomparable view of the bay. The building occupi …

ModernL entre 23 y 25

Parque y Casa Alejandro de Humboldt LH 3

In this 19th-century house, the scientist Alejandro de Humboldt installed his instruments and botany and mineral collections while ensconced here 1800-1801. Restored as a museum in 1997, the five exhi …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-5:30pm Tues-SunOficios #254, esq. a Muralla, Habana Vieja

Hotel Ambos Mundos LH 3

This 1920s eclectic hotel is best known for being described by Hemingway as “a good place to write.” He stayed here during the 1930s and this is where he wrote his chronicles on fishing and the first …

EclecticAdmission: FreeObispo #153, esq. a Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

Museo Nacional de la Danza LH 3

Opened in October, 1998, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the National Ballet of Cuba, this museum features objects mainly from Alicia Alonso’s collection, as well as documentaries, costumes a …

Admission: CUC 2Open: 11am-6:30pm Tues-SatLínea y G (Avenida de los Presidentes)

El Torreón LH 3

Recently restored, El Torreón or as locals call it Castillito (literally, small castle), built in 1649 with blocks from the San Lázaro Quarry (where José Martí was sentenced to forced labor), was part …

Malecón y Victoria

Casa de Los Pelícanos LH 3

Although modified by later reconstructions, this Art Nouveau apartment building has preserved its beautiful wooden door carved with floral motifs and flanked on both sides by two slender stone pelican …

Admission: n-aMercaderes e/ Teniente Rey y Amargura, Habana Vieja

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