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Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro (El Morro)
One of the oldest military forts in Cuba, dating back to 1589. The site is now a museum tracing the early history of the nation.
Address: Carretera de la Cabaña La Havana Cuba
 +53 (0) 7 8620617
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Centro Wifredo Lam
Dedicated to the artist known as the Cuban Picasso, housed in the 18th-century Casa del Obispo Peñalver.
Address: Calle San Ignacio 22, esquina de Calle Empedrado La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8612096
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Castillo de la Real Fuerza
Built in 1558 by King Felipe II, and used by military leaders until 1762. The tower is topped with the famous weathervane in honor of Doña Inés de Bobadilla, Cuba's only woman governor.
Address: Plaza de Armas, e/Calle O'Reilly y Av. del Puerto (Calle Desamparado/San Pedro) La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8616130
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Convento de Santa Clara
Havana's oldest convent dates back to 1638, and is now home to the National Center for Conservation, Restoration, and Museum Science.
Address: Calle de Cuba 610 La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8613335
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Casa Natal de José Martí
Birthplace of José Martí, the father of the nation, in 1853. Considered the most brilliant Latin American writer and political analyst of his day, Marti wrote three volumes of poetry and was even imprisoned for an article he wrote when he was 15, considered treasonous by Spanish rulers. Marti lit the fuse on Cuban independance. He died fighting the Spanish in 1895.
Address: Calle Leonor Pérez (Paula) 314 La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8613778
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Museo de la Revolución
The Museum of the Revolution houses the Russian tank used in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, a marble staircase, galleries, colonial items, uniforms of rebels and more.
Address: Calle Refugio 1 La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8624092
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Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes-Colección de Arte Universal
A collection of items of European, Italian, German, Flemish, Dutch, Spanish, French, Roman, Greek, Egyptian and British origins.
Address: Calle Trocadero, e/Av. de la Bélgica (Misiones/Egido/Monserrate) y Calle Agramonte (Zulueta) La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8613856
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Castillo de San Carlos de la Cabaña (La Cabaña)
The largest fort in Cuban history, home to 1,000 soldiers, dating back to 1763. Every evening at 9pm is the ceremonia del cañonazo (ceremony of the cannon shot) in honour of the military history of the Cuban people.
Address: Carretera de la Cabaña La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8624092
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Museo de Artes Decorativos
Housed in a 1929 home built by one of the wealthiest men in Cuba, the museum preserves many antiques, art and rare items from around the world.
Address: Calle 17, No. 502, e/Calle D y Calle E La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8309848
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Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta (La Punta)
11 years in the making, this fort was completed in 1600. It is now a popular lookout for romantics.
Address: aseo de Martí (Prado) y Av. del Puerto (Calle Desamparado/San Pedro) La Havana Cuba
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Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes-Colección Cubana
Havana's fine-arts museum preserves items dating back as far as the 16th century.
Address: Calle Trocadero, e/Av. de la Bélgica (Misiones/Egido/Monserrate) y Calle Agramonte (Zulueta) La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8613856
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Fundación Alejo Carpentier
The former home of Alejo Carpentier, considered Cuba's greatest writer, dates to 1809 and is now a museum dedicated to his life. On display is the manuscrip he was working on the day he died.
Address: Calle Empedrado 215, e/Calle de Cuba y Calle San Ignacio La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8613667
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Museo Histórico de las Ciencias Carlos J. Finlay
A science museum in honor of Cuban physician Carlos Juan Finlay, who discovered that the mosquito was a carrier of yellow fever.
Address: Calle de Cuba 460 La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8634823
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Museo de la Música
This early 19th-century Casa de Pérez de la Riva is now a museum, mostly covering the musical history of Cuba.
Address: Calle Capdevila (Cárcel) 1 La Havana Cuba
+53 (0) 7 8619846
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