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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

Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín LH 2

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Casa Cubana del Perfume LH 2

This quaint and lovely shop sells perfumes from the Cuban Suchel brand, and prepares personalized fragrances on site according to patrons’ tastes. It also doubles as a small museum, with a 19th-centur …

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Hotel Presidente LH 2

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Clock Tower LH 2

Between 1921 and 1924, a clock tower was built on Fifth Avenue. It was designed by New Yorker John H. Duncan, one of the architects that contributed to the layout of the avenue and who also designed t …

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Museo del Naipe Marqués de Prado Ameno LH 2

Opened on May 2, 2001, the small yet immensely impressive Playing Card Museum occupies the ground floor of the Casa del Marqués de Prado Amero, dating from the 17th century and the oldest building in …

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Iglesia y Convento de Santa Catalina de Siena LH 2

The Convent of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena moved from its former site in Old Havana to a new and prime location in El Vedado on May 13, 1918. The construction of the convent and …

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Museo de Orfebrería LH 1

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Compañía Cubana de Electricidad LH 1

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This tiny ferry dock takes its name from Calle Luz, a nearby street. Somewhat battered passenger ferries shuttle across the bay to and from Regla and Casablanca, every 10-15 minutes or so.

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Apartment building LH 1

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