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Parque John Lennon

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CA Ranking: 4

17 esquina a 6

Occupying a whole block, the park delimited by 17, 15, 6 and 8 Streets had been unofficially known as John Lennon for years and had been a popular meeting place for young people and sometimes impromptu concert venue. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Beatle’s assassination in New York, a life-size bronze statue of John Lennon, made by Cuban sculptor José Villa Soberón, was unveiled by Fidel Castro in December 2000.

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes – Edificio de Arte Internacional LH 5

The International collection (Edificio de Arte Internacional) In 2001, after the new venues were chosen for the National Museum of Fine Arts, the international collection was installed in the former C …

OtherAdmission: CUC 5 / CUC 8Open: 10am-6pm Tues-SunZulueta y San José, Habana Vieja

Tren de Hershey LH 5+

In 1926, Pennsylvania based Hershey Corporation built a 135-km-long electric railroad network in Cuba to transport product and personnel from Havana to Hershey’s sugar factory 45 km east of the capita …

Admission: CUP 2.80Casablanca

Gran Parque Metropolitano (Parque Almendares) LH 5+

Along the banks of the Almendares River is Parque Almendares, also known as Bpsque de La Haband (Havana’s Forest). This is the only urban forest in the city and is a recreational area for Habaneros th …

Admission: freeOpen: Jan-Jun, Sep-Dec 10am-5pm Tue-Fri; 10am-6pm Sat, Sun; July-Aug 10am-5pm Mon-Fri; 10am-6pm Sat, Sun47 #1161 entre 24 y 26, Playa

Callejón de Hamel LH 5+

The narrow two-block long alley between Aramburu and Hospital streets in Centro Habana has over the years become a shrine to Afro-Cuban religions through the art created by Salvador González. The buil …

Hamel e/ Aramburu y Hospital, Centro Habana

Plaza de Armas LH 5+

The early city was formally founded in 1519 on the northeast side of what would soon be laid out as Plaza de la Iglesia—named for the simple church that stood here until 1741, when it was destroyed fo …

Admission: NoneLimited by Obispo, O’Reilly, Cuba & Baratillo, Habana Vieja

Necrópolis de Cristóbal Colón LH 5+

History & architecture Declared National Monument in 1987, this is the most important cemetery in Cuba and its 57 hectares (10 acres) makes it the largest in America. According to Enrique Martínez …

EclecticAdmission: CUC 1Open: 9am-5pm dailyZapata y 12

Plaza de San Francisco LH 5+

Right across Havana harbor, Plaza de San Francisco is one of the first three built in the 16th century. It takes its name from the Franciscan convent built there. The plaza became the site of a market …

Oficios & Ave. del Puerto, Habana Vieja

Plaza de la Catedral LH 5+

The last of the main squares to be created, this is one of Old Havana’s most beautiful spots. Originally, it was named Plaza de la Ciénaga (Swamp Square) because of its muddy terrain, but by the 18th …

Admission: n-aEmpedrado y San Ignacio, Habana Vieja

Hotel Nacional de Cuba LH 5+

In response to the increasing influx of American tourists in the late 20s (mainly those who were escaping Prohibition, in force in the United States at the time), the construction of a luxury hotel wa …

Eclectic

$61 - $81ROOMS: 426O esquina a 21

The Malecón LH 5+

The Malecón, first named Avenida del Golfo, is Cuba’s most famous sea-side avenue. The project was undertaken by Don Francisco de Albear, Cuba’s greatest engineer at the time. Albear came up with a co …

Malecón from La Punta to the mouth of Río Almendares

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