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Casa de Los Pelícanos

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 3

Admission: n-a

Mercaderes e/ Teniente Rey y Amargura, Habana Vieja

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 pelicans, which give rise to the name by which the building is popularly known: House of the Pelicans.

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 …

Admission: n-aPrado y Monte, Habana Vieja

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 …

ColonialAdmission: FreeCuba #602 e/ Luz y Sol, Habana Vieja

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.

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

Convento e Iglesia del Carmen LH 3

In 1923, members of the order of the Carmelites purchased a lot on the corner of Avenida del Presidente Menocal and Neptuno, where first they created a provisional chapel and later erected the majesti …

EclecticOpen: Lauds: 8am; Vespers: 6:30pmInfanta entre Neptuno y Concordia

Coche Mambí LH 3

Outside the Museo Palacio de Gobierno sits a railway carriage, still on rails at the corner of Callejón Churruca. It originally belonged to the Cuban Railroad Company and beginning in 1902 was used by …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-5:30pm Tues-SunOficios #211 e/ Churruca y 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)

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