Museo de la Ciudad

Frommer's Review

The Museum of the City is housed in the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales (Palace of the Captain Generals), a beautiful example of 18th-century Cuban baroque, and one of the most important and well-preserved buildings in Habana Vieja. The seat of Cuba's government for over a hundred years, the building now features a dozen or so rooms with polished marble floors and ornate architectural details holding displays of colonial-era relics and artifacts. It's worth the price of admission just to stroll along the broad second-floor interior veranda overlooking the lush central courtyard, with its white marble statue of Christopher Columbus. And don't miss the Throne Room, with its thick red-velvet draperies, an array of treasures, and plush throne built for use by Spain's visiting monarchs. Allow yourself at least an hour to tour the museum.

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