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Museo de los Bomberos

Museum / Cultural center

CA Ranking: 3

Open: 10am-5pm Tue-Sat

Admission: free

Zulueta 257 entre Neptuno y Animas

This singular 1910 Fire Station has a simple but refined façade that features a kind of triumphal arch dominated by a central double-heighted void. Today, it houses a lovely museum about the history of firefighters in Cuba.

Parque Mariana Grajales LH 3

Ocupying a whole block in El Vedado, Mariana Grajales Park is right across the Saúl delgado High School. The monument in the center of the park is that of Mariana Grajales, mother of Lt. General Anton …

23 entre C y D

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

Memorial a las Víctimas del Maine LH 3

This is a memorial in front of the Hotel Nacional dedicated to the 266 people who died when the second-class pre-dreadnought armor cruiser USS Maine sank due to an explosion in Havana harbor on Februa …

On Malecón, in front of the Hotel Nacional

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 …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObrapía #157, e/ Mercaderes y San Ignacio, Habana Vieja

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

Galería Villa Manuela LH 3

Opened in 2004, Galería Villa Manuela was created to exhibit and promote works by members of UNEAC. This contemporary gallery hosts at least 10 exhibitions a year with works by artists of all ages and …

Admission: freeOpen: 10am-5pm Mon FriCalle H #406, entre 17 y 19

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

Casa de la Comedia LH 3

Tucked down a cobble-side street around the corner from the Depósito del Automóvil is the “House of Comedy.” Plays were first performed here in 1778. Today, it promotes new Cuban plays. Admission deta …

Admission: CUC 2Justiz #18, e/ Baratillo y Oficios

Zanja Real LH 3

Mid-way along the west side of the Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Calle Brasil (Teniente Rey) leads south one block to Plaza Vieja. Exposed in the center of the cobbled street are …

Admission: FreeTeniente Rey e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

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