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Coche Mambí

Museum / Cultural center

CA Ranking: 3

Best for: Inlaid mahogany furniture

Open: 9:30am-5:30pm Tues-Sun

Admission: Free

Oficios #211 e/ Churruca y Muralla, Habana Vieja

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 Cuban presidents on their campaigns and for official visits.

You can do a walk-through visit to admire the inlaid mahogany furniture and specially designed silver and glassware.

Opening hours: 9:30am-5:30pm Tues-Sat; 9:30am-1pm Sun

Muelle de Luz-Ferry a Regla LH 1

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

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

Unión Árabe de Cuba LH 1

This is the venue of the Unión Árabe de Cuba, which represents around 50,000 Arab descendants from all over the country. It has a small art gallery which features Arab-influenced art and ceramics.

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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 …

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Palacio del Segundo Cabo

In 1770 the Spanish Crown decided to construct a building next to the Castillo de la Real Fuerza on the north side of the Plaza de Armas to serve as the Royal Post Office, responsible for all postal c …

BaroqueAdmission: n-aO’Reilly #4, esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja

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