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San Carlos Institute - Casa Cuba

516 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040
305 294 3887
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Ranked #28 of 83 attractions in Key West
Type: Theaters, Libraries, Specialty Museums, Educational Sites
Description: Dedicated to help preserve the language, cultural values and democratic ideals of the Cuban people.
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Key West, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2013

It is a must if you are visiting Key West . The building was built by the Cuban community before the Cuba embargo, a great theatre inside . It is wonderful place to see a concert.

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Key West, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 27, 2013

The building was built by the Cuban community before the Cuba embargo, lots of Cubans in Key West, a great theatre inside and worth a look since it is free, on your Duval Stroll.

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Franklin Park, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 7, 2013

This place was great. They have a display of historic articles, pictures of the first cubans that settled in Key West.

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Durango CO
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 1, 2012

Great small venue-to see a concert. Not a bad seat in the house. Serves adult beverages and popcorn as well. Mat Kearney played for almost two hours and it felt very personal

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Miami, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 2, 2012

I enjoyed visiting this museum of nostalgic Cuba. It was great to see some very old artifacts and learn a bit more of my Cuban roots. It's a free museum run by volunteers and donations. Great architecture, nice collection of artifacts and information packed into a small museum! Worth the visit.

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Kendall, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 1, 2012

Just a nice place to visit, alot of history packed into this free museum, lovely theatre as well.. Focuses mora on cubas independence from spain in the late 1800's and jose marti.. Sem stufffrom the castro led revolution, but mostly limited to the cuban exiles commitment to escaping the island by anymeans necessary

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Sarasota
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 24, 2012

A beautiful building of Cuban architecture with bright tile on the floors and walls. Each room has its own features; cuban artifacts, cuban cigars, cuban stamps, etc. There is also a theater in the building that should be utilized for a nice video of Cuban History, but doesn't appear to be used for anything.

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South Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

Great Cuban history site. The architecture is awesome. If you are in to stamp collecting, they have an extensive Cuban collection.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2012

Home of the Key West Literary Seminar-an annual event well worth attending.

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Paris, France
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2012

Old world Cuba. Too bad they gave up so easily.Too bad they gave up so easily.Too bad they gave up so easily.

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