Top Reasons to Go to Cuba

Architecture: From ornate baroque palaces to grand Art Deco mansions.

Beaches: Lovely strands at Varadero and Cayo Largo and colorful corals at Playa Ancón.

Music: Afro-Cuban rumba, salsa, and mambo provide Cuba’s high-energy soundtrack.

Nightlife: Sultry jazz clubs, open-air discos, and rum spice up the nights.

Cigars: Cultivated in tobacco fields in the Viñales Valley, hand-rolled in Havana.

History: You can explore Spanish castles from the 1550s and see Cadillacs from the 1950s.