The City Museum is located in the beautiful 1770 baroque palace on the west side of Plaza de Armas, the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, on the site of Havana's original church. The rock for the palace was brought from a nearby quarry in San Lazaro.

This old beauty is today the city’s most comprehensive history museum, but throughout its illustrious history it has served many diverse purposes: It was the residence of the captains general of Spain, the base for the US military governors, and briefly even the presidential palace. Now the City Museum, it features some wonderful exhibits, including a marble statue of Christopher Columbus in the courtyard, a lot of ornate period furniture, an old 19th-century carriage and many photos of Havana’s turbulent history. Tel.

Calle Tacon | Plaza de Armas, Havana, Cuba, Phone: 537-861-6130

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