Santiago de Cuba · Cuba
What to See in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Santiago de Cuba carries 13 mapped landmarks, 125 historic sites, 70 attractions, 56 theatre or arts venues and 27 museums, spread across 98 mapped destinations. Antonio Guiteras Holmes, Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre and Busto del General Antonio Maceo open the list.
Salto del Guayabo is the northernmost, Acuario de Baconao the southernmost — 76 km apart. Acuario de Baconao and Monumento a Carlos Manuel de Céspedes mark the eastern and western edges, 82 km across, and 84 km separates the two furthest of all. Loma de San Juan is the highest at 50 m.
188 of the 291 sit nearest Santiago de Cuba: Antonio Guiteras Holmes, Casa de Cultura Miguel Matamoros and Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de Cuba. Then Siboney (26), Reparto Altamira (20) and Palma Soriano (12).
- 13 mapped landmarks
- 125 historic sites
- 70 attractions
- 56 theatre or arts venues
- 27 museums
Where they are in Santiago de Cuba
- Santiago de Cuba — 188 places to visitAntonio Guiteras Holmes, Casa de Cultura Miguel Matamoros, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de Cuba, Céspedes Park
- Siboney — 26 places to visitMonumento, Monumento, Monumento, Prado de las Esculturas
- Reparto Altamira — 20 places to visitBusto del General Antonio Maceo, Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca, Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro), Morro Santiago de Cuba Lighthouse
- Palma Soriano — 12 places to visitAntiguo Cine Heredia, Antonio Maceo Grajales, Casa de Cultura Palma, Cine Liberación
- Daiquirí — 8 places to visitLa Gran Piedra, Valle de la prehistoria, Acuario de Baconao, Cafetal Francés La Isabélica
- El Caney — 8 places to visitMonumento, Casa de Cultura Amador Montes de Oca, El Caney, El Escandel
120 of 291 mapped places
Antonio Guiteras Holmes
Historic site · 20.029, -75.820
Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre
Landmark · 20.051, -75.949
Busto del General Antonio Maceo
Historic site · 19.973, -75.840
Casa de Cultura Miguel Matamoros
Theatre or arts venue · 20.037, -75.817
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
Landmark · 19.969, -75.870
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro)
Museum · 19.969, -75.870
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de Cuba
Landmark · 20.021, -75.829
Landmark · 20.021, -75.829
Demetrio Castillo Duany
Historic site · 20.026, -75.820
Donato Mármol Tamayo
Historic site · 20.024, -75.820
Enrique Collazo Tejada
Historic site · 20.028, -75.821
Francisco Adolfo Flor Crombet Tejera
Historic site · 20.025, -75.820
Francisco Javier Cisneros Correa
Historic site · 20.025, -75.820
Francisco Pérez Garoz
Historic site · 20.028, -75.821
Francisco Vicente Aguilera Monument
Landmark · 20.022, -75.826
Galería de Arte Universal
Attraction · 20.028, -75.809
Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba
Landmark · 20.017, -75.817
Joaquín Planas Ulloa
Historic site · 20.027, -75.821
Landmark · 20.031, -75.829
La Gran Piedra
Attraction · 20.011, -75.627
Martín Torres González
Historic site · 20.026, -75.820
Miguel Matamoros
Historic site · 20.023, -75.828
Monumento
Historic site · 19.998, -75.729
Monumento
Historic site · 19.990, -75.723
Monumento
Historic site · 19.991, -75.719
Monumento
Historic site · 20.012, -75.763
Monumento a Francisco Vicente Aguilera
Historic site · 20.022, -75.826
Monumento a José Martí
Historic site · 20.028, -75.821
Morro Santiago de Cuba Lighthouse
Landmark · 19.968, -75.872
Museo Municipal Emilio Bacardi Moreau
Landmark · 20.022, -75.828
Museo Provincial Emilio Bacardí Moreau
Museum · 20.022, -75.828
Landmark · 20.022, -75.826
Landmark · 20.022, -75.822
Santa Ifigenia
Attraction · 20.036, -75.841
Landmark · 20.036, -75.841
Sucre
Historic site · 20.029, -75.810
Valle de la prehistoria
Attraction · 19.945, -75.654
Landmark · 20.017, -75.830
Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales Santiago de Cuba
Theatre or arts venue · 20.020, -75.830
Official siteACAA Santiago de Cuba
Theatre or arts venue · 20.021, -75.828
Acuario de Baconao
Attraction · 19.885, -75.501
Al Mambí Desconocido
Historic site · 20.020, -75.799
Al Soldado Norteamericano
Historic site · 20.020, -75.798
Ampliación Museo Emilio Bacardí
Museum · 20.022, -75.828
Anfiteatro
Theatre or arts venue · 20.185, -75.787
Anfiteatro
Theatre or arts venue · 20.001, -75.842
Anfiteatro 24 de Febrero
Theatre or arts venue · 20.169, -75.648
Anfiteatro Mariana Grajales
Theatre or arts venue · 20.044, -75.823
Antigua Estación
Historic site · 20.321, -75.919
Antiguo Cine Heredia
Theatre or arts venue · 20.211, -75.995
Antiguo Matadero de la ciudad
Historic site · 20.032, -75.834
Antonio Maceo
Historic site · 20.039, -75.816
Antonio Maceo
Historic site · 20.188, -75.843
Antonio Maceo Grajales
Historic site · 20.024, -75.820
Antonio Maceo Grajales
Historic site · 20.210, -75.992
Árbol de la Paz
Historic site · 20.023, -75.801
Arco Encuentro
Attraction · 19.995, -75.714
Arte Naif
Attraction · 20.021, -75.828
Balcón de Velázquez
Attraction · 20.021, -75.831
Batería Alta de La Socapa
Historic site · 19.972, -75.877
Bernardo Antonio del Pico y Redin (PadrePico)
Historic site · 20.024, -75.831
Bernardo Camacho Olasegastegui
Historic site · 20.028, -75.821
Bloque J
Attraction · 20.040, -75.837
Bosque de los Héroes
Historic site · 20.028, -75.810
Boulevard Santiago
Attraction · 20.022, -75.826
Cafetal "La Fraternidad"
Historic site · 20.083, -75.609
Cafetal Francés La Isabélica
Museum · 20.006, -75.618
Cafetal La Idalia
Historic site · 20.016, -75.645
Cafetal San Sebastian
Historic site · 20.069, -75.597
Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán
Historic site · 20.023, -75.822
Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán
Attraction · 20.023, -75.822
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
Historic site · 20.035, -75.839
Casa de Cultura "Aurora Ochoa"
Theatre or arts venue · 19.976, -75.875
Casa de Cultura Amador Montes de Oca
Theatre or arts venue · 20.057, -75.771
Casa de Cultura Josué País
Theatre or arts venue · 20.021, -75.829
Casa de Cultura Palma
Theatre or arts venue · 20.213, -75.997
Casa de la Cultura "José Manuel Poveda"
Theatre or arts venue · 20.037, -75.849
Casa de las Religiones Populares
Theatre or arts venue · 20.026, -75.802
Casa de los Maceo
Historic site · 20.279, -75.816
Casa del Caribe
Theatre or arts venue · 20.027, -75.802
Casa del Tambor
Theatre or arts venue · 20.030, -75.825
Casa Dranguet
Museum · 20.021, -75.830
Casa Memorial Vilma Espín Guillois
Museum · 20.024, -75.826
Casa Natal de Antonio Maceo
Museum · 20.028, -75.830
Casa Natal de Hermanos País
Museum · 20.027, -75.828
Casa Natal de José María Heredia
Museum · 20.021, -75.828
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro)
Historic site · 19.969, -75.870
Cementerio de Remanganaguas
Historic site · 20.310, -76.158
Cementerio Patrimonial "Santa Ifigenia"
Attraction · 20.036, -75.839
Centenario
Historic site · 20.020, -75.798
Centro Cultural Africano "Fernando Ortiz"
Theatre or arts venue · 20.026, -75.806
Centro de la Música Miguel Matamoros
Theatre or arts venue · 20.021, -75.829
Cine Alto Songo
Theatre or arts venue · 20.172, -75.705
Cine Ayacucho
Theatre or arts venue · 20.118, -75.750
Cine Cuba
Theatre or arts venue · 20.187, -75.850
Cine La Maya
Theatre or arts venue · 20.168, -75.648
Cine Liberación
Theatre or arts venue · 20.213, -75.997
Cine Palma
Theatre or arts venue · 20.213, -75.996
Cine Trocha
Theatre or arts venue · 20.016, -75.830
Clara Barton
Historic site · 20.020, -75.836
Clara Barton
Attraction · 20.020, -75.836
Columnas Antiguo Ferrocarril
Historic site · 20.004, -75.842
Conjunto Folklórico de Oriente
Attraction · 20.024, -75.828
Coronel E.L. Federico Pérez Carbó
Historic site · 20.021, -75.821
Coronel José González Valdés
Attraction · 20.021, -75.798
Corredor Patrimonial Las Enramadas
Attraction · 20.022, -75.823
Cuba
Theatre or arts venue · 20.022, -75.829
Cueva Atabex
Attraction · 19.962, -75.717
Desiderio Fajardo Ortiz
Attraction · 20.031, -75.829
Dinosaurio Animatronix
Attraction · 20.022, -75.802
Don German Michaelsen y Schroeder
Historic site · 20.020, -75.836
Don Martín Morua Delgado
Historic site · 20.031, -75.832
Dr. Carlos J. Finlay
Historic site · 20.024, -75.823
Dr. Carlos J. Finlay
Attraction · 20.024, -75.823
Duplex
Theatre or arts venue · 20.041, -75.835
El Caney
Theatre or arts venue · 20.054, -75.773
El Diablo Rojo
Historic site · 20.015, -75.834
The remaining 171 are on the Santiago de Cuba province page and the interactive map.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many places to visit are there in Santiago de Cuba?
- 291 are mapped here, out of 1,593 located records held for Santiago de Cuba as a whole. 188 of them are nearest to Santiago de Cuba. This is a register of what exists and where, not a ranked top-ten.
- Which is the furthest north in Santiago de Cuba?
- Salto del Guayabo, at 20.569°N. The southernmost is Acuario de Baconao at 19.885°N — roughly 76 km apart.
- How spread out are they?
- 84 km separates the two furthest apart, Acuario de Baconao and Monumento a Carlos Manuel de Céspedes 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 San Juan, at 50 m above sea level.