Museo-Casa Natal de José Martí

Habana Vieja


Opened in 1925, this tiny museum, set in the house where the apostle of Cuban independence was born on January 28, 1853, is considered to be the oldest in Havana. The Office of the City Historian took the house over in 1994, and its succinct stash of exhibits devoted to Cuba's national hero continues to impress.


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