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Galería Villa Manuela

Art Gallery / Studio

CA Ranking: 3

Open: 10am-5pm Mon Fri

Admission: free

Calle H #406, entre 17 y 19

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 styles. And because it doesn’t have a permit to sell any piece, this gallery is not bound to the logics of trade, which contributes to the variety and richness of the works in display.

Sloppy Joe’s Bar LH 5-

6pm is Sloppy Joe cocktail hour again at the original Sloppy Joe’s saloon, an iconic Cuban bar that reopened Friday April 12, 2013 after a nearly 50-year break in its original location. The restoratio …

Traditional BarÁnimas, esq. Zulueta La Habana Vieja

Fototeca de Cuba LH 4

Inaugurated in 1986 to preserve, study and promote Cuba’s photographic heritage, Fototeca de Cuba, mid-way along the east side of the plaza, boasts the nation’s largest, most valuable collectio …

Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-5pm Tues-SatMercaderes # 307 e/ Muralla y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

Plaza del Cristo LH 4

The mid-17-century plaza takes its name from the Iglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje. It was first known as Plaza Nueva taking the name of what is now known as Plaza Vieja. For a while it was know …

Admission: n-aTeniente Rey e/ Bernaza y Villegas, Habana Vieja

Parque John Lennon LH 4

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 imprompt …

17 esquina a 6

La Bodeguita del Medio LH 4

Back 1942, this well-known restaurant was a small grocery store. Its owner, Ángel Martínez, began to sell food as the number of customers increased. One day, journalist Leandro Garcia, a regular costu …

Admission: FreeOpen: 10:30am-midnight dailyEmpedrado #207, e/ San Ignacio y Cuba, Habana Vieja

Jardín Diana de Gales LH 4

The distinctly non-communist fairytale crown atop a wrought-iron archway is something of a giveaway for one of Havana’s most delightful gardens, the Jardín Diana de Gales, inaugurated in 2000 in memor …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-6pm dailyBaratillo esq. a Carpinetti, Habana Vieja

Edificio FOCSA LH 4

Considered one of the seven wonders of Cuban civil engineering, when built, the Focsa building was among the largest reinforced concrete structures in the world. Construction works took 28 months, and …

Modern17 entre M and N

Centro Cultural El Gran Palenque LH 4

El Gran Palenque is home to the world-renowned dance troupe Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba. Opened in 1997, it has its origins in the Patio de la Rumba, founded in 1982 by folklorist Rogelio Mar …

Rumba

Cultural instituteAdmission: CUC 5Open: Performances 3-6pm SatCalle 4, entre 5ta y Calzada (7ma), Vedado

Acuario Nacional de Cuba LH 4

This aquarium is a scientific center that specializes in research and environmental protection awareness and promotion, especially sea plant and animal life. The Acuario Nacional de Cuba opened on Jan …

Admission: CUC 7Open: 10am-6pm Tue-Sun3ra esquina a 62

Calle Obispo LH 4

This important street goes back to 1519, only four years after the founding of Havana. It was conceived as a narrow thoroughfare to protect the people from the sun. Throughout its existence, it has ha …

Admission: n-aHabana Vieja

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