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Parque Albear

City squares / parks

CA Ranking: 3

Admission: Free

Monserrate e/ Obispo y O’Reilly, Habana Vieja

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 the last 30 years of his life to his most important work, Havana’s aqueduct, still functioning, and which was awarded the Gold Medal for technical and aesthetic excellence at the Paris Exhibition in 1878.

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

Calle Obispo LH 4

This important street goes back to 1519, only four years after the founding of Havana. It was conceived as a narrow thoroughfare to protect the people from the sun. Throughout its existence, it has ha …

Admission: n-aHabana Vieja

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

Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís LH 4

This imposing and beautiful basilica with fine acoustics hosts some of the most important classical music concerts in Havana. Set in the square of the same name, the church is the home of the Grammy-n …

Classical music

Church/catedralAdmission: CUC 2Calle Oficios, Plaza San Francisco de Asís, Old Havana

Planetario LH 4

Adjoining Fototeca on the square’s east side, the Planetarium is an interactive cultural center inaugurated on December 21, 2009. It provides a fascinating look into the origins and structure of the u …

Admission: CUC 10Open: 10am-3:30pm Wed-SunMercaderes #311 e/ Teniente Rey y Muralla. Plaza Vieja, Habana Vieja

Museo del Automóvil LH 4

One block east of the plaza, the State-run Museum of Automobiles, previously known as the Depósito del Automóvil, showcases a collection of almost 50 vehicles from 1905 to 1989, includes cars, trucks, …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-4:30pm Tues-SunOficios #13 esq. a Callejón de Jústiz, Habana Vieja

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

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

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

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