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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.

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

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

La Moderna Poesía LH 4

Owned by the López Serrano family–who evidently had a preference for Art Deco–this bookstore is a sample of how the sober interplay between lines and volumes can achieve a discreet elegance highligh …

Art DecoAdmission: FreeObispo y Bernaza, Habana Vieja

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

Factoría Habana LH 4

Factoría Habana is an experimental center for present-day artistic creation. The institution, which is ascribed to the City Historian’s Office, seeks to become a bridge between Latin American and Euro …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-4:30pm Mon-SatO´Reilly #308 e/ Habana y Aguiar, Habana Vieja

Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate LH 4

This is one of the 67 facilities especially built for the Havana 1991 Pan-American Games. It was named after Eligio Sardiñas, also known as Kid Chocolate, Cuba’s finest amateur boxer ever. The sports …

Admission: CUC 1Prado, e/ San José y Teniente Rey , Habana Vieja

Casa de los Artistas LH 4

Several of Cuba’s most famous artists have their studios here, including Pedro Pablo Oliva, Zaida del Río and Roberto Fabelo. Contemporary art exhibitions are held on the ground floor.

Admission: FreeOpen: 10:30am-4:30pm Mon-SatOficios #6, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Castillo de la Real Fuerza LH 4

History & architecture Considered an engineering marvel, this fortress on the plaza’s northeast corner is one of the oldest European defensive structures in the Americas, and the first built to gu …

RenaissanceAdmission: CUC 2Open: 9:30am-5pm Tues-SunCuba e/ O’Reilly y Obispo, Habana Vieja

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