US Embassy

This heavily fortified and guarded building is where Cuban citizens go to apply for U.S. visas. It was notable for displaying news which was unfiltered and not censored by the Cuban government on electronic billboards behind the windows of one of the floors, but these were switched off in 2009. It is also the focus for regularly staged protests.

Address

Calle Calzada

Getting there

In Vedado, just off El Malecón

Website

havana.usembassy.gov (opens in a new tab)