<Li> Hotel Nacional de Cuba: an Art Deco National Hotel famous in the 1950s as a gambling and entertainment complex . </Li> <Li> Museo de la Revolución: located in the former Presidential Palace, with the yacht Granma on display behind the museum . </Li> <Li> Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón: a cemetery and open - air museum, it is one of the most famous cemeteries in Latin America, known for its beauty and magnificence . The cemetery was built in 1876 and has nearly one million tombs . Some gravestones are decorated with sculpture by Ramos Blancos, among others . </Li> <P> Havana, by far the leading cultural centre of the country, offers a wide variety of features that range from museums, palaces, public squares, avenues, churches, fortresses (including the largest fortified complex in the Americas dating from the 16th through 18th centuries), ballet and from art and musical festivals to exhibitions of technology . The restoration of Old Havana offered a number of new attractions, including a museum to house relics of the Cuban revolution . The government placed special emphasis on cultural activities, many of which are free or involve only a minimal charge . </P>

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