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Jardín Botánico Nacional

Parks gardens

Architectural style: Post 1959

CA Ranking: 5

Open: 8am-5pm (last entry 3.30pm) daily

Admission: CUC 1

Carretera del Rocío km 3½

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These 600-hectare botanical gardens feature approximately 150,000 examples of 4,000 different species of trees and bushes from all over the world. A tractor train ride around the park departs four times a day and is the best way to see it all, since it covers most of the garden, which is way too much distance to cover on foot. The main attractions are the tranquil Japanese garden and Cuba’s best vegetarian restaurant, El Bambú.

Hotel Florida LH 3

The 1836 Hotel Florida is a beautifully restored colonial mansion with a splendid neoclassical frontage, with Corinthian columns, and an atmospheric central courtyard. The hotel’s 25 rooms, which have …

ColonialAdmission: n-aObispo 2#52, esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural LH 3

Despite appearing to be of the colonial era, the building on the plaza’s southwest side dates from the early 20th-century, when it served as the U.S. Embassy in the years immediately following indepen …

Admission: CUC 3Open: 10am-6pm Tues-SunObispo #61, e/ Oficios y Baratillo, Habana Vieja

Parque Simón Bolívar LH 3

North on Mercaderes, you’ll reach Parque Simón Bolívar on the corner of Calle Obrapía. In addition to a statue of the Latin American independence movement leader, the park has a ceramic mural by Venez …

Admission: n-aMercaderes esq. a Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Monumento a Máximo Gómez LH 3

Inaugurated in the mid-1930s, this magnificent monument pays homage to Dominican-born General Máximo Gómez, who became Commander in Chief of Cuba’s Liberation Army during the Wars of Independence. The …

Admission: NoneAvenida del Puerto y Avenida de las Misiones (Monserrate)

H.Upmann Cigar Factory LH 3

The H.Upmann cigar factory was relocated here a few years ago from Centro Habana. The brand, established in 1844 by German businessmen and brothers Herman and August Upmann, is one of the oldest in th …

23 entre 14 y 16

Escuela Nacional de Ballet LH 3

This is the biggest ballet school in the world and the most prestigious one in Cuba, with approximately 3,000 students. The school goes back to 1931 with the creation of the Escuela Nacional de Ballet …

Open: Closed Sat-Sun, visits arranged through CENEARTEPaseo de Martí (Prado) 207 entre Trocadero y Colón

Casa de Masía L’Ampurdá LH 3

Another modernist gem by Rotllant, who on this occasion proclaimed his Catalan ancestry. Like in Dámaso Gutiérrez’s home, the stylistic harmony between interiors and exteriors surprises pleasingly. Th …

Art NouveauGertrudis esquina a Revolución, 10 de Octubre

Parque Albear LH 3

The main attraction of this small park is an elegant life-size Carrara marble statue of engineer Francisco de Albear y Lara, sculpted in 1895 by Cuban artist José Vilalta de Saavedra. Albear dedicated …

Admission: FreeMonserrate e/ Obispo y O’Reilly, Habana Vieja

Palacio de la Marquesa de Villalba LH 3

One of the most majestic buildings in Havana, it was partly built on the sight of the old wall that surrounded the city, and it is said that the stones of the wall were used in its construction. It wa …

Neo-classicalAdmission: n-aEgido e/ Dragones y Monte, Habana Vieja

Casa-Museo Simón Bolívar LH 3

Housed in a former colonial mansion built from 1806 to 1817, the Casa-Museo del Libertador Simón Bolívar is dedicated to honoring the “Great Liberator” who led the Latin American nations’ independence …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes #156, e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, Habana Vieja

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