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Droguería Johnson

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General sightseeing
CA Ranking: 3
Open: 8am-8pm daily
Admission: Free
Obispo y Aguiar, Habana Vieja
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    • 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 apparatus were seriously damaged by the fire. It has now been fully restored and reopened in 2013.

    
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