La Zorra y el Cuervo LH 
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Probably the most well known venue for jazz in Havana, the ‘Fox & Crow’ offers an intimate environment in this basement venue notably marked by a red English telephone box at its entrance. Top jaz …
Jazz Jazz ClubAdmission: CUC 10Open: Open 10pm-2am dailyCalle 23, entre N y O 
Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís LH 5+
History & Architecture Initiated in its present form in 1716, this religious edifice was the most important symbol of the presence of the Franciscan order in Havana. It is a remake of an original, …
BaroqueAdmission: CUC 2Open: 9am-6:30pm dailyOficios e/ Amargura y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja 
Arte Corte (Papito’s) LH 5+
Established about eight years ago, Arte Corte is a hairdressing salon that is also an “interactive museum” where the customer, while comfortably seated in a hundred year-old chair awaiting their turn, …
Jardín Botánico Nacional LH 5+
These 600-hectare botanical gardens feature approximately 150,000 examples of 4,000 different species of trees and bushes from all over the world. A tractor train ride around the park departs four tim …
Post 1959Admission: CUC 1Open: 8am-5pm (last entry 3.30pm) dailyCarretera del Rocío km 3½ 
Santa María del Mar LH 5
Santa María is the most popular beach among both Habaneros and visitors. It has lodgings, restaurants, watersports hire, grocery stores and a pharmacy. As with the other beahes, it boasts soft, white …
Museo de la Revolución LH 5
History & architecture In 1909, Governor General Aubert decided to build a new venue for the Provincial Government where the old city wall used to be. The design was by architects Rodolfo Marurí ( …
EclecticAdmission: CUC 5Open: 10am-5pm dailyRefugio #1 e/ Avenida de las Misiones y Zulueta, Habana Vieja 
El Patio (Casa del Marqués de Aguas Claras) LH 5
Located on the north-west corner of the former Plaza de la Ciénaga, today Plaza de la Catedral, this mansion stands out from its neighbors due to its wide and spacious portal juts out onto the plaza, …
ColonialAdmission: FreeSan Ignacio #54, esq. a Empedrado, Habana Vieja 
Ivan Chef Justo LH 5
There is only one problem with Ivan Chef Justo and that is describing to people how to get there. Actually it is not that complicated, opposite the Museum of the Revolution on the Old Havana side. Con …
Jardines de la Tropical LH 5
If you attend any of the concerts that are held here in an effort to save this place from the state of semi-neglect it has been plunged into for many years, it would be a good time to appreciate the m …
Art NouveauRizo y Baire, Cerro 
Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas LH 5+
This museum opened in 1964 and is housed in the house of José Gómez Mena, a mansion designed by the French architects P. Virad and M. Destugué in 1927. Gómez’s sister, María Luisa Gómez Mena, a wealth …
EclecticAdmission: Tour CUC 3 (English-speaking guides available); free under-12sOpen: 10:30am-5:30pm Tue-Sat; 10am-12:30pm Sun17 #502 esquina a E 