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Droguería Johnson

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.

Casa Cubana del Perfume LH 2

This quaint and lovely shop sells perfumes from the Cuban Suchel brand, and prepares personalized fragrances on site according to patrons’ tastes. It also doubles as a small museum, with a 19th-centur …

Admission: n-aOpen: 10am-5:20pm, Mon-SatTeniente Rey #13, Habana Vieja

Parque Arqueológico de la Maestranza LH 2

By the 1700s, Havana boasted an artillery factory for the manufacture and repair of weapons and ammunition. The factory was demolished and a “castle” was the built for the Police. This archeological s …

Admission: FreeCuba e/ Chacón y Tacón, Habana Vieja

Hotel Presidente LH 2

This is Havana’s first skyscraper and was inaugurated on December 28, 1928. It took its name from the street it is situated in and is the only hotel that features Cuba’s coat of arms on its façade. It …

ModernROOMS: 158Calzada #110 esquina a G (Avenida de los Presidentes)

Clock Tower LH 2

Between 1921 and 1924, a clock tower was built on Fifth Avenue. It was designed by New Yorker John H. Duncan, one of the architects that contributed to the layout of the avenue and who also designed t …

5ta esquina a 4

Museo del Naipe Marqués de Prado Ameno LH 2

Opened on May 2, 2001, the small yet immensely impressive Playing Card Museum occupies the ground floor of the Casa del Marqués de Prado Amero, dating from the 17th century and the oldest building in …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9:30am-5:20pm Tues-SunMuralla #101, e/ San Ignacio y Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

Iglesia y Convento de Santa Catalina de Siena LH 2

The Convent of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena moved from its former site in Old Havana to a new and prime location in El Vedado on May 13, 1918. The construction of the convent and …

EclecticPaseo entre 23 y 25

Museo de Orfebrería LH 1

The museum displays a collection of silver walking sticks, swords and other items of metalwork by Cuban silversmiths from the 15th-20th centuries. Especially interesting are the pieces from the coloni …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObispo #113, e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

Compañía Cubana de Electricidad LH 1

Made with reinforced concrete and constructed entirely as an office building, it now houses the Ministerio de la Industria Básica (Ministry of Basic Industry). Rich materials such as marble, granite, …

ModernCarlos III (Avenida Salvador Allende) #606 entre Oquendo y Soledad

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.

Admission: n-aAvenida del Puerto y Santa Clara, 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

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