Museo Palacio de Gobierno – Cámara de Representantes LH 
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Immediately south of the Convento de San Francisco de Asís, the squat yet imposing neo-classical building raised atop stairs served as the original Cámara de Representantes—the Republican House of Rep …
Neo-classicalAdmission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-5:30pm Tues-SunOficios #211 e/ Churruca y Muralla, Habana Vieja 
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 …
Museo de Arqueología (Casa de Juana Carvajal) LH 3
Housed in the Casa de Juana Carvajal, this museum is the result of archaeological studies in the Historic Center and the preservation efforts made by the City Historian’s Office. Inside is a fascinati …
ColonialAdmission: CUC 1Open: 9am-4:30pm Tues-SunCuba #12 e/ O’Reilly y Empedrado, Habana Vieja 
Coche Mambí LH 3
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 …
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 …
Museo de la Pintura Mural LH 3
The Museum of Mural Painting exhibits some beautifully restored original frescoes in one of the oldest surviving houses in the city, owned by Antón Recio, important figure of 16th-century Havana. Open …
Museo Numismático LH 3
Valued in approx 50 million dollars, the museum’s collections features medals, coins and banknotes from around the world, including an early 20 peso coin, the only one still existing of the ten produc …
ModernAdmission: CUC 1Open: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObispo at 305, e/ Aguiar y Habana, 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 
Casa Museo de África LH 3
The 17th-century townhouse mansion at Obrapia #157 originally served as a shop selling snuff. Today, as the House of Africa, it displays objects of different African cultures, especially ivory carving …
Museo del Tabaco LH 3
Housed in an 18th-century mansion that once belonged to merchant Don Bartolomé Luque, this modest museum displays lithographic prints, old pipes and lighters, early cigar boxes and ashtrays, furniture …
