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Casa de la Comedia

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 3

Admission: CUC 2

Justiz #18, e/ Baratillo y Oficios

Tucked down a cobble-side street around the corner from the Depósito del Automóvil is the “House of Comedy.” Plays were first performed here in 1778. Today, it promotes new Cuban plays.

Admission details: CUC 2; Box Office 1hr before performance

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

Casa-Museo Simón Bolívar LH 3

Housed in a former colonial mansion built from 1806 to 1817, the Casa-Museo del Libertador Simón Bolívar is dedicated to honoring the “Great Liberator” who led the Latin American nations’ independence …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes #156, e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, Habana Vieja

Habana 1791: The Perfume shop LH 3

Habana 1791: The perfume shop Located in an 18th-century mansion at the corner of Mercaderes and Obrapía, this beautiful shop and laboratory sells 12 varieties of scents or colognes. The bottles are m …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-6pm dailyMercaderes #156, esq. a Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Parque Rumiñahui LH 3

The main feature of this tiny but lovely tree-shaded park, which occupies the site of a collapsed colonial building, is a sculpture given to Fidel Castro by Ecuadorean artist Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919- …

Admission: n-aMercaderes esq. a Lamparilla, Habana Vieja

Calle Línea LH 3

Calle Línea is one of the most important streets in Havana and was the first one in Vedado. This avenue gets its name from the streetcar tracks (in Spanish, líneas) that ran along this street. It was …

From the Malecón to the tunnel on 26th St.

Casa Víctor Hugo LH 3

This institution is supported by donations from Ediciones Boloña, a publishing house of the City Historian’s Office. Its purpose is to make known the work of the famous French author Victor Hugo, as w …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-5pm Mon-SatO’Reilly #311 e/ Habana y Aguiar, Habana Vieja

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

Palacio de la Artesanía (Casa de Don Mateo Pedroso) LH 3

Strategically located on Cuba Street between Cuarteles and Peña Pobre, it looks out onto the bay. Noteworthy in this 18-century mansion is the 32 meter-long continuous balcony on its façade, one of th …

ColonialAdmission: n-aOpen: 10am-7pm dailyCuba #64, e/ Cuarteles y Peña Pobre, Habana Vieja

Fábrica de Tabacos de Calixto López LH 3

Built in 1886, the Calixto López y Compañía tobacco factory and warehouse takes up the whole block between Zulueta, Economía, Gloria and Misión streets. It has the typical ground floor, mezzanine and …

Neo-classicalZulueta e/ Gloria y Misión, Habana Vieja

Templo Nacional Masónico LH 3

This building of imposing image is an example of conventionalism at a time when the architectural avant-garde had already paved the way for new, bolder ideas. From that premise, however, this construc …

Art DecoCarlos III (Avenida Salvador Allende) #506-508 esquina a Belascoaín (Padre Valera)

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