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Parque Simón Bolívar

City squares / parks

CA Ranking: 3

Admission: n-a

Mercaderes esq. a Obrapía, Habana Vieja

North on Mercaderes, you’ll reach Parque Simón Bolívar on the corner of Calle Obrapía. In addition to a statue of the Latin American independence movement leader, the park has a ceramic mural by Venezuelan artist Carmen Montilla.

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

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural LH 3

Despite appearing to be of the colonial era, the building on the plaza’s southwest side dates from the early 20th-century, when it served as the U.S. Embassy in the years immediately following indepen …

Admission: CUC 3Open: 10am-6pm Tues-SunObispo #61, e/ Oficios y Baratillo, Habana Vieja

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

Casa Natal de José Martí LH 3

This is a modest residence dating from the early 19th century whose fundamental worth stems from its being the birthplace of Cuban National Heroe José Martí. Architecturally, its interest lies in the …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-6pm dailyPaula (Leonor Pérez) 314, e/ Egido y Picota, Habana Vieja

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

Iglesia del Santo Ángel Custodio LH 3

Located on Loma del Angel, or Angel Hill, the church was originally built in the second half of the 17th century and expanded with two lateral naves in the mid-18th century. After having been largely …

OtherAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-6pm Tues-SunCompostela y Cuarteles or Avenida de las Misiones y Cuarteles, 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

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