A pale-pink building on Obispo dedicates two floors to a rather one-sided dissection of the nationwide Comites de la Defensa de la Revoluci贸n (CDR; Committees for the Defense of the Revolution). Commendable neighborhood-watch schemes or grassroots spying agencies? Sift through the propaganda and decide.
糖心传媒's must-see attractions
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Havana's main cemetery (a national monument), one of the largest in the Americas, is renowned for its striking religious iconography and elaborate marble鈥
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This emblematic museum is set in the former Presidential Palace, constructed between 1913 and 1920 and used by a string of Cuban presidents, culminating鈥
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Cobbled, car-free Calle Mercaderes (Merchant's Street) has been extensively restored by the Office of the City Historian and is an almost complete replica鈥
Iglesia de Nuestra Se帽ora de Regla
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As important as it is diminutive, Iglesia de Nuestra Se帽ora de Regla, which sits close to the dock in Regla, has a long and colorful history. Inside on鈥
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The 惭补濒别肠贸苍, Havana's evocative 7km-long sea drive, is one of the city's most soulful and quintessentially Cuban thoroughfares, and long a favored meeting鈥
Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba帽a
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This 18th-century colossus was built between 1763 and 1774 on a long, exposed ridge on the east side of Havana harbor to fill a weakness in the city's鈥
Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso
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The neobaroque Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso, erected as a Galician social club between 1907 and 1914, features highly ornate and even exuberant鈥
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The incomparable Capitolio Nacional is Havana's most ambitious and grandiose building, constructed after the post-WWI boom ('Dance of the Millions')鈥
Nearby Habana Vieja attractions
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This numismatist's heaven brings together various collections of medals, coins and banknotes from around the world, including a stash of 1000 mainly鈥
2. Taller Experimental de Gr谩fica
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Easy to miss at the end of a short cul-de-sac, this is one of Havana's most cutting-edge art workshops, which also offers the possibility of engraving鈥
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Narrow, chockablock Calle Obispo (Bishop's Street), Habana Vieja's main interconnecting artery, is packed with art galleries, shops, music venues and鈥
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The resplendent Palacio de los Condes de Casa Bayona in Plaza de la Catedral, built in 1720, today functions as the Museo de Arte Colonial, a small museum鈥
5. Centro de Arte Contempor谩neo Wifredo Lam
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At the corner of Plaza de la Catedral, this cultural center named after the island's most celebrated painter is hit or miss depending on what is or isn't鈥
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Habana Vieja's most uniform square is a museum to Cuban baroque, with all the surrounding buildings, including the city's beguiling asymmetrical cathedral鈥
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The Casa de 脕frica houses sacred objects relating to Santer铆a, including Abaku谩 masks, collected by ethnographer Fernando Ort铆z.
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The block behind Plaza de Armas was the original home of Havana's university, from 1728 to 1902. The university was once part of a convent. The office鈥