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Casa de Asia

Museum / Cultural center

CA Ranking: 2

Best for: Collections that depict the lifestyle, dress, religious beliefs, rituals and traditions from different Asiatic cultures

Open: 9am-5pm Tues-Sun

Admission: Free

Mercaderes #111 e/ Obrapía y Obispo, Habana Vieja

Opened in 1997, this small museum—upstairs in a townhouse mansion built in 1688—displays collections that depict the lifestyle, dress, religious beliefs, rituals and traditions from different Asiatic cultures. The largest collection is from China whose contribution to the Cuban history and culture is notable.

The rooms below today function as a children’s junior school.

Opening hours: 9am-5pm Tues-Sat; 9am-1pm Sun

El Templete LH 3

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Museo del Tabaco LH 3

Housed in an 18th-century mansion that once belonged to merchant Don Bartolomé Luque, this modest museum displays lithographic prints, old pipes and lighters, early cigar boxes and ashtrays, furniture …

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Museo de Arqueología (Casa de Juana Carvajal) LH 3

Housed in the Casa de Juana Carvajal, this museum is the result of archaeological studies in the Historic Center and the preservation efforts made by the City Historian’s Office. Inside is a fascinati …

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Hotel Habana Riviera LH 3

This hotel was opened in December, 1957, with a performance by Ginger Rogers at the Copa Room cabaret and was blessed by Cardinal Manuel Arteaga just a few days later. The construction is a fantastic …

Modern

$37 - $52ROOMS: 352Avenida Paseo entre Malecón y 1ra

Museo Palacio de Gobierno – Cámara de Representantes LH 3

Immediately south of the Convento de San Francisco de Asís, the squat yet imposing neo-classical building raised atop stairs served as the original Cámara de Representantes—the Republican House of Rep …

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Fuente de la India or La Noble Habana LH 3

This fountain, which is known by either name, is a representation of the mythical Indian woman called Habana, the wife of cacique Habaguanex who ruled in the area before the arrival of Columbus. The f …

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Convento e Iglesia de Santa Clara de Asís LH 3

The concern of Havana’s best families over the fate of their unmarried daughters led to the construction of this convent, which would eventually become the first nunnery in Cuba. Construction works be …

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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 …

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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 del Capitán Gaspar Rivero de Vasconcelos LH 3

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