An average museum that contains examples of Cuba's flora and fauna; it overlooks Plaza de Armas in a building that once served as the US embassy.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
Habana Vieja
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla
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2. Statue of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
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