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Casa del Científico Casa de José Miguel Gómez

General sightseeing

Architectural style: Eclectic

CA Ranking: 2

Admission: Free

Prado #212 esq. a Trocadero, Habana Vieja

The compact yet extravagant Beaux Arts building on the northwest corner of Prado and Trocadero was once the residence of Cuba’s second president, José Miguel Gómez, known as ‘El Tiburón’ (The Shark). The lovely 1915 mansion features a wide marble staircase and a striking hip-roof lookout on the rooftop. Everything, down to the private chapel, is as it was in Gómez’s time. It is now a budget hotel.

Plaza del Cristo LH 4

The mid-17-century plaza takes its name from the Iglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje. It was first known as Plaza Nueva taking the name of what is now known as Plaza Vieja. For a while it was know …

Admission: n-aTeniente Rey e/ Bernaza y Villegas, Habana Vieja

Maqueta de la Habana Vieja LH 3

This captivating and incredibly detailed scale model (1:500) of the old city is a must-see while exploring Habana Vieja, of which it provides a great overall perspective. Measuring 8 meteres long by 6 …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-6pm dailyMercaderes #116, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Palacio de la Artesanía (Casa de Don Mateo Pedroso) LH 3

Strategically located on Cuba Street between Cuarteles and Peña Pobre, it looks out onto the bay. Noteworthy in this 18-century mansion is the 32 meter-long continuous balcony on its façade, one of th …

ColonialAdmission: n-aOpen: 10am-7pm dailyCuba #64, e/ Cuarteles y Peña Pobre, Habana Vieja

Fábrica de Tabacos de Calixto López LH 3

Built in 1886, the Calixto López y Compañía tobacco factory and warehouse takes up the whole block between Zulueta, Economía, Gloria and Misión streets. It has the typical ground floor, mezzanine and …

Neo-classicalZulueta e/ Gloria y Misión, Habana Vieja

Templo Nacional Masónico LH 3

This building of imposing image is an example of conventionalism at a time when the architectural avant-garde had already paved the way for new, bolder ideas. From that premise, however, this construc …

Art DecoCarlos III (Avenida Salvador Allende) #506-508 esquina a Belascoaín (Padre Valera)

Iglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje LH 3

Erected in 1640 simultaneously with the Plaza del Cristo around the Ermita del Humilladero–the final station of the Vía Crucis or procession of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, which started …

ColonialAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-6pm, Tues-SunVillegas e/ Lamparilla y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

Museo de los Bomberos LH 3

This singular 1910 Fire Station has a simple but refined façade that features a kind of triumphal arch dominated by a central double-heighted void. Today, it houses a lovely museum about the history o …

Admission: freeOpen: 10am-5pm Tue-SatZulueta 257 entre Neptuno y Animas

Faro O’Donnell LH 3

The original lighthouse at the Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro was erected on the Morrillo Semibastion and was fueled by wood until the 17th century, then by gas until the 19th century and finall …

Admission: CUC 2Open: 9am-8pm dailyCastillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro

Casa del Benemérito de las Américas Benito Juárez LH 3

Housed in the former 18th-century mansion of the Pedroso y Herrera family, this museum is named for Mexican president Benito Juárez, who visited Havana in 1853 and 1862. It has four rooms dedicated to …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObrapía #116, esq. a Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

El Templete LH 3

Built in 1827, El Templete commemorates the first mass and town council held in the city, at the foot of a ceiba tree that grew on the northeast corner of what would soon evolve as the Plaza de Armas. …

Neo-classicalAdmission: CUC 1Open: 9am-6:30pm dailyBaratillo, esq. a O’Reilly, Habana Vieja

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