Must-see attractions in Cuba

  • Museo Histórico Municipal

    Granma Province

    On the eastern side of Parque Céspedes, Manzanillo's Museo Histórico Municipal gives the usual local history lesson with a revolutionary twist.

  • Museo de Arqueología Guamuhaya

    Trinidad

    On the northwestern side of Plaza Mayor is this odd mix of stuffed animals, native bones and vaguely incongruous 19th-century kitchen furniture.

  • Plano-Mural de Ciego de Ávila

    Ciego de Ávila Province

    A bronze map of the city in the late-19th century is stuck on the side of a building, and it marks the site of its founding on June 26, 1840.

  • Observatorio Nacional

    Regla, Guanabacoa & the Forts

    Havana's distinctive national observatory sits on a hill above the Casablanca neighborhood on the eastern side of the harbor.

  • Monumento a Alfabetización

    Las Tunas

    The pencil-like Monumento a Alfabetización marks the act passed in Las Tunas on November 16, 1961, to stamp out illiteracy.

  • Ayuntamiento

    Ciego de Ávila Province

    Looking out over the main square, Parque Martí is Ciego's town hall dating from 1911. Visitors are not allowed inside.

  • Ayuntamiento

    Bayamo

    In 1868 Céspedes proclaimed Cuba's independence for the first time in front of the columned Ayuntamiento.

  • Mestizaje

    Las Tunas

    A multifaced representation of Cuba’s mixed races in the Parque de la India near the bus station.

  • Monumento Al Trabajo

    Las Tunas

    The 8m-high abstract Monumento Al Trabajo by José Peláez pays cubist homage to Cuban workers.