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Monumento a Calixto García Íñiguez

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 3

Avenida de los Presidentes (G) y Malecón, El Vedado

This monument, in honor of 19th-century Liberation Army General Calixto García Íñiguez, is made of black granite. It also has 24 bronze friezes depicting scenes from the wars of independence.

Aqvarivm LH 2

This modest aquarium has over 90 different species of freshwater fish and aquatic plants, displayed in small tanks. Tropical fish tanks are popular in many Cuban family homes and fish can be purchased …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-5pm Tues-SunTeniente Rey #9, e/ Oficios y Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

Memorial a los Estudiantes de Medicina LH 2

Inaugurated in 1890, this memorial is a shrine to eight medical students who were executed by firing squad on November 27, 1871, after being falsely accused of desecrating the tomb of Spanish journali …

Admission: NoneCuba y Paseo de Martí (Prado)

Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza de La Habana LH 2

The Institute of Secondary Education of Havana was founded in 1863 and originally located on Calle Obispo. It was later moved to this site in 1924 as part of the construction program for the area in t …

EclecticAdmission: n-aZulueta e/ San José y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

Edificio Rodríguez Vázquez LH 2

This 1941 building repeats the structure of lines that emphasize verticality and includes a small two story-tower. Initially known as the Rodríguez Vázquez Building, it included two cinemas, a café-re …

Art DecoGaliano entre Neptuno y Concordia

Museo Armería 9 de Abril LH 2

The Museo Armería 9 de Abril displays a large collection of firearms and bladed weapons spanning the 18th to the 20th centuries. It occupies the former Compañía Armera de Cuba, a private gun shop that …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-4:45pm Tues-SunMercaderes #157, e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, Habana Vieja

Museo Nacional de la Cerámica Contemporánea Cubana (Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe) LH 2

Housed within Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe, a two-story building built in 1728, this museum exhibits Cuban art pottery from 1950 to the present day on the top floor, while the ground floor has a …

ColonialAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes esq. a Amargura, Habana Vieja

Fuente de Neptuno LH 2

The Fuente de Neptuno (Fountain of Neptune) was imported from Italy. Besides its ornamental function, it also supplied water to three boats at the same time, for which large iron rings were placed for …

Admission: n-aAvenida del Puerto, Habana Vieja

Museo Yoruba de Cuba LH 2

Created by, and housed in the headquarters of, the Asociación Cultural Yoruba de Cuba, this museum is dedicated to santería and features sculptures representing the different Afro-Cuban orishas (saint …

Admission: CUC 10Open: 9am-5pm dailyPrado #615 e/ Monte y Dragones, 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

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