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Parque Arqueológico de la Maestranza

Museum / Cultural center

CA Ranking: 2

Admission: Free

Cuba e/ Chacón y Tacón, Habana Vieja

By the 1700s, Havana boasted an artillery factory for the manufacture and repair of weapons and ammunition. The factory was demolished and a “castle” was the built for the Police. This archeological site shows the remains of one of the earliest artillery factories in Latin America.

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 …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-6pm dailyMercaderes #116, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Fundación Alejo Carpentier (Casa de la Conde de la Reunión) LH 3

On Empedrado Street, between Cuba and San Ignacio, a few doors from the famous Bodeguita del Medio, stands this building which belonged to Don Santiago de la Cuesta, Conde de la Reunión. Its style is …

BaroqueAdmission: FreeOpen: 8:30am-4:30pm Mon-FriEmpedrado #215, e/ Cuba y San Ignacio, Habana Vieja

Zoológico de La Habana LH 3

Opened in 1939, this is Cuba’s oldest zoo. It is also known as Zoológico de 26 and is one of the most popular places for Cuban families to visit. And although there are many different species, monkeys …

Admission: freeOpen: 9:30am-5:30pm Tue-SunAve. 26 y Avenida Zoológico

Edificio López Serrano LH 3

It is considered the first Cuban skyscraper as it reproduces, on a modest scale, the model of tall New York buildings, conceived with layered fittings in order to let air and light in. The linear and …

Art Deco13 esquina a L

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

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 …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes #120, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

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

Hotel Habana Riviera LH 3

This hotel was opened in December, 1957, with a performance by Ginger Rogers at the Copa Room cabaret and was blessed by Cardinal Manuel Arteaga just a few days later. The construction is a fantastic …

Modern

$37 - $52ROOMS: 352Avenida Paseo entre Malecón y 1ra

Patronato de la Casa de la Comunidad Hebrea y Gran Sinagoga bet Shalom LH 2

This is the biggest of Cuba’s five synagogues and is considered one of the most important architectural works in the country. It has a hard-looking exterior with vertical lines that make reference to …

ModernI #241, entre 13 y 15

Fuente de las Américas LH 2

The Fuente de Las Américas, built as a tribute to the discoverer of the Americas, was inaugurated in 1924 as part of the construction of Avenida de las Américas, now known as 5ta Avenida. Made in whit …

5ta Ave. entre 0 y 2

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