Havana - University of Havana Universidad de La Habana

Home to 30,000 students and originally founded in 1721, the Universidad de La Habana has several unique sites on its campus of interest to visitors. Wandering in and amongst the various buildings built between 1906 and 1940, travelers will come across the main staircase and see the statue of the Alma Matter. Dating from 1919, the Alma Matter at the Universidad de La Habana was cast by Mario Korbel.

For those interested in allegorical paintings, the Great Hall has a fine collection by Armando Menocal well worth checking out. The Museo Antropologico Montane has a good collection of archeological exhibits including the largest stone sculpture in the Caribbean, the Idolo de Bayamo.

Downstairs from the Museo Antropologico Montane is one of the oldest museums in Havana, the Museo de Historia Natural. The museum has interesting exhibits of Cuba's flora and fauna.

Near the Universidad de La Habana is a museum dedicated to Napoleon. The museum has over 7,000 items and also includes the gruesome death mask of the man himself.