28 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Cuba - Atlas Obscura

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Discoteca Ayala

Subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

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Outside José Fuster's studio.

Fusterlandia

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

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Nature attempts to reclaim what's left of the Tropical Garden's structures.

Los Jardines de la Tropical

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

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Mausoleum and monuments

Colón Cemetery

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

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A view from inside one of the prison blocks.

Nueva Gerona, Cuba

Presidio Modelo

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

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Cuba's Abandoned Nuclear Plant Construction

A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.

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Hemingway's typewriter.

Finca Vigía

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

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Callejon de Hamel.

Callejon de Hamel

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

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Food & Drink
in Cuba

Melcocha

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Melcocha

Pulling gobs of this handmade taffy yields strong arms and a sweet reward.

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Jagua

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Fruits & Vegetables

Jagua

This fruit makes tattoos, antibiotics, and dessert.

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Stinking Toe Fruit

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Fruits & Vegetables

Stinking Toe Fruit

If you can get past the foot odor, its pulp is great in smoothies.

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Stories
About Cuba

The interior of one of the prison buildings.

Inside an Abandoned Panopticon Prison in Cuba

The striking Presidio Modelo once housed Fidel Castro.

Centro Habana heading towards the Barrio Chino, home of the old Shanghai Theatre.

Exploring Cuba, Guided by Graham Greene

'Our Man in Havana' was published at the end of 1958, and much of the city it describes remains intact.

by Luke Spencer

February 20, 2017

Yulier Rodriguez decorates Havana's decaying buildings with art.

The Haunting Street Art Adorning Havana’s Oldest Buildings

Artist Yulier Rodriguez is filling Cuba's capital with melancholic alien creatures.

by Sarah Laskow

December 02, 2016

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How to Decode the Hidden Secrets of Havana's Streets

Hand signals, street signs, color-coded uniforms, and more.

by Sarah Laskow

November 15, 2016

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