Holguín · Cuba
What to See in Holguín, Cuba
Holguín carries 13 mapped landmarks, 56 historic sites, 44 theatre or arts venues, 35 attractions and 16 museums, spread across 173 mapped destinations. Cabo Lucrecia Lighthouse, Calixto García and Carlos de la Torre y Huerta Natural History Museum open the list.
Escultura a Antonio Guiteras Holmes is the northernmost, Cine Bitri the southernmost — 68 km apart. Anfiteatro and El cocal mark the eastern and western edges, 105 km across, and 112 km separates the two furthest of all. Loma de La Cruz is the highest at 261 m.
47 of the 164 sit nearest Holguín: Calixto García, Carlos de la Torre y Huerta Natural History Museum and Church of San José (Holguín). Then Rafael Freyre (16), Gibara (11) and Altuna (10).
- 13 mapped landmarks
- 56 historic sites
- 44 theatre or arts venues
- 35 attractions
- 16 museums
Where they are in Holguín
- Holguín — 47 places to visitCalixto García, Carlos de la Torre y Huerta Natural History Museum, Church of San José (Holguín), Galería de Arte Holguín
- Rafael Freyre — 16 places to visitPort of Vita Lighthouse, Aldea Taína, Anfiteatro, BioParque Rocazul
- Gibara — 11 places to visitMuseo de Historia Natural de Gibara, Punta Rasa Lighthouse, Cemetery Polja, Batería Fernando VII
- Altuna — 10 places to visitEl Chorro de Maita, acceso público playa esmeralda, Aldea Taina, Delfinario Bahía de Naranjo
- Banes — 10 places to visitAHS, Casa de la Cultura, Hanoi, Loma de Samá
- Cueto — 7 places to visitMomento, Busto de Martí, Casa de Cultura, Cine Taino
120 of 164 mapped places
Landmark · 21.072, -75.620
Calixto García
Historic site · 20.887, -76.259
Carlos de la Torre y Huerta Natural History Museum
Landmark · 20.886, -76.259
Landmark · 20.890, -76.260
Cine
Theatre or arts venue · 21.027, -75.996
Círculo social
Theatre or arts venue · 20.857, -76.469
Landmark · 21.085, -75.816
Galería de Arte Holguín
Attraction · 20.889, -76.260
Juan Pablo II
Historic site · 20.885, -76.258
Julio Grave de Peralta
Historic site · 20.885, -76.258
La memoria de los patriotas fusilados en Holguín
Historic site · 20.889, -76.260
La Periquera
Museum · 20.888, -76.260
Loma de La Cruz
Attraction · 261 m · 20.900, -76.266
Mirador
Attraction · 20.900, -76.266
Mirador de Mayabe
Attraction · 20.838, -76.200
Momento
Historic site · 20.644, -75.935
Monument to Major General Calixto García
Landmark · 20.887, -76.259
Monumento a Benito Juárez
Historic site · 20.888, -76.253
Monumento a Bernardo O'Higgins
Attraction · 20.886, -76.249
.jpg)
Monumento a José de San Martín
Historic site · 20.887, -76.249
Monumento a Miguel Hidalgo
Historic site · 20.888, -76.254
Monumento de las seis columnas
Historic site · 20.879, -76.293
Museo de Historia Natural de Gibara
Landmark · 21.111, -76.128
Paque El Quijote
Historic site · 20.885, -76.268
Landmark · 21.096, -75.962
Landmark · 21.150, -76.131
St. Isidore Cathedral, Holguín
Landmark · 20.886, -76.258
Teatro Eddy Suñol
Theatre or arts venue · 20.886, -76.259
Landmark · 20.886, -76.259
Landmark · 20.887, -76.259
Landmark · 21.119, -76.210
Landmark · 20.888, -76.259
acceso público playa esmeralda
Attraction · 21.110, -75.872
AHS
Theatre or arts venue · 20.886, -76.260
AHS
Theatre or arts venue · 20.753, -76.025
Aldea Taina
Museum · 21.085, -75.815
Aldea Taína
Attraction · 21.078, -76.023
Anfiteatro
Theatre or arts venue · 20.775, -75.575
Anfiteatro
Theatre or arts venue · 21.077, -76.021
Anfiteatro Loma de la Cruz
Theatre or arts venue · 20.898, -76.265
Bariay
Theatre or arts venue · 20.890, -76.260
Batería Fernando VII
Historic site · 21.110, -76.125
BioParque Rocazul
Attraction · 21.100, -75.896
Busto de José Martí
Attraction · 20.891, -75.820
Busto de José Martí
Attraction · 20.890, -75.819
Busto de Martí
Historic site · 20.644, -75.937
Caballeriza colonial del Parque Natural Columbus
Attraction · 21.069, -76.029
Cañón de Banes
Attraction · 20.879, -75.667
Casa de Cultura
Theatre or arts venue · 20.660, -75.675
Casa de Cultura
Theatre or arts venue · 20.887, -76.260
Casa de Cultura
Theatre or arts venue · 20.747, -76.498
Casa de Cultura
Theatre or arts venue · 20.644, -75.936
Casa de Cultura
Theatre or arts venue · 20.753, -76.026
Casa de Cultura Juan Arjona González
Theatre or arts venue · 21.070, -76.273
Casa de Cultura Manuel Navarro Luna
Theatre or arts venue · 20.849, -75.944
Casa de Cultura Rubén Martínez Villena
Theatre or arts venue · 20.600, -76.133
Casa de Daniel Ramírez
Attraction · 20.871, -76.228
Casa de la Cultura
Theatre or arts venue · 20.964, -75.721
Casa De La Cultura De Bocas
Theatre or arts venue · 21.070, -76.273
Centro Cultural
Theatre or arts venue · 21.022, -76.234
Centro cultural recreativa
Theatre or arts venue · 21.110, -76.127
Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas
Attraction · 20.886, -76.260
Cine "Moncada"
Theatre or arts venue · 21.161, -76.478
Cine Báguanos
Theatre or arts venue · 20.752, -76.027
Cine Bitri
Theatre or arts venue · 20.572, -75.942
Cine Estatal 3D
Theatre or arts venue · 20.888, -76.260
Cine Jiba
Theatre or arts venue · 21.110, -76.128
Cine Jose Antonio Nuñez Blanco
Theatre or arts venue · 20.849, -75.945
Cine Maceo
Theatre or arts venue · 20.750, -76.497
Cine Mayarí
Theatre or arts venue · 20.658, -75.676
Cine Taino
Theatre or arts venue · 20.645, -75.937
Columbus buoy
Attraction · 21.082, -76.013
comercio militar
Attraction · 20.878, -76.233
Delfinario Bahía de Naranjo
Attraction · 21.103, -75.876
Dique matamoros
Attraction · 20.883, -76.308
Dirección Municipal Cultura
Theatre or arts venue · 20.754, -76.027
El cocal
Theatre or arts venue · 20.760, -76.589
Escultura
Historic site · 20.749, -76.497
Escultura
Historic site · 20.889, -76.260
Escultura
Attraction · 20.897, -76.264
Escultura
Attraction · 20.898, -76.264
Ferry to San Antonio
Attraction · 21.108, -76.126
Fortín De La Tenería
Historic site · 21.103, -76.131
Frexes
Theatre or arts venue · 20.886, -76.263
Fuerte de Candelaria Moro
Historic site · 21.067, -76.250
Galería Holguín
Attraction · 20.890, -76.260
Gibara
Theatre or arts venue · 21.098, -75.931
Hacha de Holguín
Historic site · 20.889, -76.243
Hanoi
Theatre or arts venue · 20.962, -75.723
House Lore
Historic site · 20.947, -76.271
Imagen de la Virgen de la Caridad e Iglesia
Historic site · 20.609, -75.993
Jardín Botánico Atabey
Attraction · 21.039, -76.058
Jose Martí
Historic site · 20.753, -76.026
José Martí
Historic site · 20.965, -75.721
José Martí
Historic site · 20.884, -76.216
La Casa de la Campesina
Museum · 21.073, -76.025
La vitrolas
Museum · 20.886, -76.258
Las caleticas beach
Attraction · 21.117, -75.861
Las Combinadas
Historic site · 20.852, -76.252
Las siamesas cubanas Maylín y Mayelín separadas
Attraction · 20.886, -76.268
Loma de Samá
Historic site · 21.055, -75.781
Loma del Hierro
Historic site · 21.001, -76.245
Martí
Theatre or arts venue · 20.888, -76.260
Mausuleo Combatientes Azucareros
Historic site · 20.847, -75.944
Maximo Gómez
Historic site · 20.885, -76.243
Memorial a José Martí
Historic site · 21.072, -76.273
Monumento
Historic site · 20.643, -75.930
Monumento
Historic site · 20.646, -75.939
Monumento a "Antonio Maceo"
Historic site · 20.748, -76.498
Monumento a Antonio Maceo
Historic site · 20.748, -76.499
Monumento a Antonio Maceo
Historic site · 20.885, -76.236
Monumento a Calixto García
Historic site · 20.892, -76.241
Monumento a Camilo Cienfuegos
Historic site · 21.114, -76.128
Monumento a Cristobal Colón
Historic site · 21.079, -76.009
Monumento a Fernando Chenard Piña
Historic site · 20.898, -76.263
Monumento a Jesús Menéndez
Historic site · 20.893, -76.238
The remaining 44 are on the Holguín province page and the interactive map.
More of Holguín
Frequently asked questions
- How many places to visit are there in Holguín?
- 164 are mapped here, out of 2,304 located records held for Holguín as a whole. 47 of them are nearest to Holguín. This is a register of what exists and where, not a ranked top-ten.
- Which is the furthest north in Holguín?
- Escultura a Antonio Guiteras Holmes, at 21.179°N. The southernmost is Cine Bitri at 20.572°N — roughly 68 km apart.
- How spread out are they?
- 112 km separates the two furthest apart, Anfiteatro and El cocal marking the eastern and western edges. Driving between them is a full day on Cuban roads, so most trips take one cluster at a time.
- What is the highest of them?
- Loma de La Cruz, at 261 m above sea level.