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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

Zanja Real LH 3

Mid-way along the west side of the Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Calle Brasil (Teniente Rey) leads south one block to Plaza Vieja. Exposed in the center of the cobbled street are …

Admission: FreeTeniente Rey e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

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

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

Casa Cubana del Perfume LH 2

This quaint and lovely shop sells perfumes from the Cuban Suchel brand, and prepares personalized fragrances on site according to patrons’ tastes. It also doubles as a small museum, with a 19th-centur …

Admission: n-aOpen: 10am-5:20pm, Mon-SatTeniente Rey #13, Habana Vieja

Cementerio de Espada LH 2

First called Cementerio General de La Habana, the Cementerio de Espada was built after the Spanish authorities issued a Royal Edict banning burials in temples because it was considered unhygienic. The …

Aramburu two blocks east of San Lázaro

Parque Arqueológico de la Maestranza LH 2

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 s …

Admission: FreeCuba e/ Chacón y Tacón, Habana Vieja

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