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Horse-Drawn Carriages
7 TOP 10 ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
MAP F2 • Parque Josone,
Avenida 1ra, Varadero IN HAVANA
Enjoy the sights of La Habana Vieja
or Varadero aboard an elegant
horse-drawn carriage as it clip-clops
through cobbled streets.
El Morro, Santiago
8
de Cuba
This ancient castle with impressive
clifftop battlements comes alive at
dusk, with a daily ceremony that
sees real-life members of the Cuban Children in-line skating in Prado
military, dressed in the costumes of
Independence soldiers, marching 1 Acuario Nacional
into the castle to fire a ceremonial Children are enthralled by the sea-lion
cannon. The castle also displays a enclosures and the tropical species on
fine collection of muskets, swords, display at the National Aquarium.
and other arm aments from 2 Cañonazo
yesteryear (see p30). MAP X1
Soldiers fire a cannon at 9pm every
evening from El Morro fortress.
3 Shadow-puppetry
MAP X5 • Av. del Puerto & Obrapía
• 7861 0568
El Arca (The Ark) puppet museum
and theater puts on delightful shows.
4 Horseback Rides
Kids can mount horses in Parque
Lenin or Parque Luz y Caballero, one
block north of Plaza de la Catedral.
5 Planetario
MAP X5 • Plaza Vieja • 7864 9544
Remedios amusement park A smart tour around the solar system
Amusement Parks
9 with hi-tech gadgetry.
6 Playas del Este
MAP F2 • Todo en Uno:
Autopista Sur & Calle 54, Varadero These family-friendly beaches outside
Havana have warm waters (see p54).
• Open 6–11pm Tue–Thu, 11am–
11pm Fri–Sun • Adm 7 Prado
A great place to interact with Cuban
Nearly every Cuban town has a parque children who enjoy in-line skating.
de diversiones. Todo en Uno in
Varadero has modern rides that 8 Teatro Guiñol
MAP U1 • Calle M & 17 • 7832 6262
include carros locos (bumper cars) This theater in Vedado has comedy
and a roller coaster. Havana’s main and marioneta (puppet) shows.
amusement park is in Parque Lenin.
9 Sala de Teatro de la Orden Tercera
Baseball
0 MAP W2 • Calle Oficios & Churruca
• 7860 7699
Estadio Latinoamericano: Calle
Consejero Arango & Pedro Pérez, La Colmenita children’s ensemble
performs here.
Cerro, Havana • 7879 5952 10 Trompoloco Circus
Older children will enjoy the buzz Calle 112, Playa • 7206 5608,
of an evening baseball game. It is 7206 5609
a spectacle accompanied by lots of Clowns and acrobats perform beneath
music and cheering, and the games a huge circus tent.
often end late at night.
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