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Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella

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San Lázaro y L

Across from the Universidad de La Habana is this memorial, often used to make concerts and for political or student rallies. It holds the ashes of Julio Antonio Mella, a young student leader and founding member of the Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (University Student Federation) and the Partido Comunista de Cuba (Communist Party of Cuba).

Coppelia LH 4

Also known as La Catedral del Helado (the Cathedral of Ice Cream), this is the setting where the award winning Cuban film Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate) begins. Coppelia, named after the …

Post 1959Open: 10:30am 10pm Tues-Sun23 esquina a L

Acuario Nacional de Cuba LH 4

This aquarium is a scientific center that specializes in research and environmental protection awareness and promotion, especially sea plant and animal life. The Acuario Nacional de Cuba opened on Jan …

Admission: CUC 7Open: 10am-6pm Tue-Sun3ra esquina a 62

Barrio Chino LH 4

Located just a few meters away from El Capitolio, this is the largest and most important Chinatown in the New Continent. According to historian Julio Le Riverend, between 1847 and 1874, around 150,000 …

Centered around Zanja and Dragones

Agromercado de 19 y B LH 4

With fresh organic products that include fruits, vegetables and meat, this agromercado is best known among locals for being one of the best stocked open-air vegetable markets in the city.

Open: 7am-5pm,Tue-Sun19 entre A y B

Parque Central LH 4

Completed in 1877 after the city walls were knocked down, the park is bordered by El Prado, Zulueta, San José and Neptuno Streets. It is surrounded by significant buildings, such as the Gran Teatro de …

Admission: n-aBordered by Prado, Zulueta, San José & Neptuno, Habana Vieja

Cinemateca de Cuba (Cine Chaplin) LH 4

The Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) was the first cultural institution created by the Revolutionary Government on March 24, 1959. Its objective was to organize, establis …

Open: 9am-5pm Mon-SatInstituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC), 23 #1156, entre 10 y 12

Parque Lenin LH 4

Approximately 25 kilometers south of Havana is Parque Lenin, inaugurated on April 22, 1972 by Fidel Castro on the initiative of Celia Sánchez. The huge bust of Lenin, carved in 1982 by Soviet sculptor …

Post 1959Open: 9am-5:30pm Wed-Sun except Jul-Aug 9am-5:30pm Tue-Sun100, esquina Cortina de la Presa

Gran Teatro de La Habana LH 4

Across from Parque Central, the Tacón Theater was inaugurated in April, 1838. At the time, this was Havana’s most important theater and arguably one of the best in the continent for its elegance, comf …

EclecticAdmission: n-aPrado #458 e/ San Rafael y San José, Habana Vieja

Galería Habana LH 4

This gallery opened in 1962 to promote Cuban talent. Artists such as Wifredo Lam, René Portocarrero, Mariano Rodríguez and Amelia Peláez have shown their work here, establishing this gallery as one of …

Admission: freeOpen: 10am-4pm Mon-Fri; 10am-1pm SatLínea #460

Cristo de La Habana LH 4

This majestic representation of Jesus Christ, only four decades old, is part of the landscape that characterizes the entrance to the Havana harbor. It is 20 meters tall, weighs 320 tons and consists o …

Admission: CUC 1Casablanca, next to Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña

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