Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba

Events leading up to the 1959 revolution are covered in exhaustive detail at Havana's Museo de la Revolución, housed in the former presidential palace. Look out for military vehicles used in the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion. The museum opens daily. For more information email mrev@teleda.get.tur.cu or telephone +53 (7) 862 4092.