Housed in the impressive former presidential palace, the Museo de la Revolución (Revolution Museum) narrates the story of Cuba’s revolution. You’re welcomed by the SU-100 Soviet tank used during the Bay of Pigs invasion. After you get over the tank, the massive façade of the building before you might have you slowing down your steps. It’s no surprise, considering that the building was designed to look like Versailles - and you might find that the interior is even more reminiscent of this, having been decorated by Tiffany & Co.

The building itself is a tale of the past, as you realise that the walls are riddled with bullet holes as a result of revolutionaries storming the residence in 1957. With over 30 exhibition rooms and objects and pictures relating the communist regime in Cuba, history buffs might be holding back shouts of joy (or eyeing the displays as propaganda). Naturally, the life of Che Guevara is a significant part of the exhibition, with a life-size sculpture of him and Camilo Cienfuegos in the jungles of Sierra Maestra. When you exit the museum, you can find the Pabellón Granma, which is a memorial to the 18m yacht, which carried Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba to launch the Revolution. If you decide to visit a museum while here, this is the first you should set foot in!