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Callejón de Hamel

Famous Street

CA Ranking: 5

Hamel e/ Aramburu y Hospital, Centro Habana

The narrow two-block long alley between Aramburu and Hospital streets in Centro Habana has over the years become a shrine to Afro-Cuban religions through the art created by Salvador González. The buildings are lined with brightly-colored paintings, murals, sculptures and objects, which depict rituals and deities. Also, rumba groups play here every Sunday.

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Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza de La Habana LH 2

The Institute of Secondary Education of Havana was founded in 1863 and originally located on Calle Obispo. It was later moved to this site in 1924 as part of the construction program for the area in t …

EclecticAdmission: n-aZulueta e/ San José y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

Museo Yoruba de Cuba LH 2

Created by, and housed in the headquarters of, the Asociación Cultural Yoruba de Cuba, this museum is dedicated to santería and features sculptures representing the different Afro-Cuban orishas (saint …

Admission: CUC 10Open: 9am-5pm dailyPrado #615 e/ Monte y Dragones, Habana Vieja

Museo Armería 9 de Abril LH 2

The Museo Armería 9 de Abril displays a large collection of firearms and bladed weapons spanning the 18th to the 20th centuries. It occupies the former Compañía Armera de Cuba, a private gun shop that …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-4:45pm Tues-SunMercaderes #157, e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, Habana Vieja

Museo Nacional de la Cerámica Contemporánea Cubana (Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe) LH 2

Housed within Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe, a two-story building built in 1728, this museum exhibits Cuban art pottery from 1950 to the present day on the top floor, while the ground floor has a …

ColonialAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes esq. a Amargura, Habana Vieja

Cementerio de Espada LH 2

First called Cementerio General de La Habana, the Cementerio de Espada was built after the Spanish authorities issued a Royal Edict banning burials in temples because it was considered unhygienic. The …

Aramburu two blocks east of San Lázaro

Fuente de Neptuno LH 2

The Fuente de Neptuno (Fountain of Neptune) was imported from Italy. Besides its ornamental function, it also supplied water to three boats at the same time, for which large iron rings were placed for …

Admission: n-aAvenida del Puerto, Habana Vieja

Estación Central de Ferrocarriles LH 1

The building of the railway station, expression of the Spanish plateresque style, was built in 1912 on the site of the former Armory. It has four floors with 77 windows and the main entrance is rounde …

EclecticAdmission: FreeEgido esq. a Arsenal, Habana Vieja

Terracota 4 LH 1

This is the studio-gallery of ceramicists Amelia Carballo and Ángel Norniella. Their work shows a wide variety of influences and techniques, including the millenary raku, and as the name suggests focu …

Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-6pm dailyMercaderes e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, (across from the Simón Bolívar Park), Habana Vieja

Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella LH 1

Across from the Universidad de La Habana is this memorial, often used to make concerts and for political or student rallies. It holds the ashes of Julio Antonio Mella, a young student leader and found …

San Lázaro y L

Museo de Orfebrería LH 1

The museum displays a collection of silver walking sticks, swords and other items of metalwork by Cuban silversmiths from the 15th-20th centuries. Especially interesting are the pieces from the coloni …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObispo #113, e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

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