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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.

Casa de Asia LH 2

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 …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes #111 e/ Obrapía y Obispo, Habana Vieja

Banco de La Habana LH 2

This 1915 two-story building was made of reinforced concrete. Its façade was composed of elements of the Ionic order and stood out because of its semicircular portico and its beautiful wooden door, wh …

EclecticAdmission: FreeCuba e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Parque de la Fraternidad LH 2

By 1790, this originally mangrove swampy area became Campo de Marte, a military practice range, which was expanded in 1793 thanks to a project by Belgian engineer Agustin Cramer. And after Bishop Espa …

Reina (Avenida Simón Bolívar) y Prado (Paseo de Martí)

Parque de los Mártires Universitarios LH 2

This cement park was built in 1967 to honor university students involved in Cuba’s independence struggles. The most notable element, located by the most important entrance, can be interpreted a fist, …

Infanta y San Lázaro

Cárcel de la Habana LH 2

Up until 1834 there were no prisons in Havana. Back then, prisoners were crammed together in a small area on the Palacio de Gobierno’s basement. With this in mind, Lieutenant General Miguel Tacón, Gov …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-2pm Tues-SunCuba y Prado, Habana Vieja

Museo Farmacia Taquechel LH 2

This townhouse was adapted in 1898 into a pharmacy by Francisco Taquechel. Restored and reopened in 1996, it functions as pharmacy and museum. Its collection includes 19th-century French porcelain apo …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-4.30pm dailyObispo #155, e/ Mercaderes y San Ignacio, Habana Vieja

Apartment building LH 1

Constructed on piles–a solution that is essentially in the style of Le Corbusier, which apart from transmitting a sort of lightness to the building, makes the corner lose its traditional compactness; …

Modern23 y 26

Solimar Building LH 1

An interesting and typical example of the Streamline movement which preferred rounded corners and a sensation of motion can be seen in this building built in 1944. The recovery of simple forms and the …

Art DecoSoledad esquina a San Lázaro

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

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