Presidio Modelo

Presidio Modelo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Presidio Modelo

Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Presidio Modelo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 21.87916, -82.76681. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Presidio Modelo

• Isle of Youth · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~29 km · Must-see
• Playa Colombo · beach · Isle of Youth · ~3 km
• Campismo Arenas Negras · beach · Isle of Youth · ~5 km
• Playa Bibijagua · beach · Isle of Youth · ~5 km
• Playa Gerona · beach · Isle of Youth · ~8 km
• Presa Vietnam Heróico · lake · Isle of Youth · ~19 km
• Embalse Antonio Briones Montoto · lake · Isle of Youth · ~21 km
• Embalse del Medio · lake · Isle of Youth · ~21 km
• Cayo Alacrán Grande · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~25 km
• Cayo Redondo · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~26 km
• Presa Cristal · lake · Isle of Youth · ~28 km
• Cayo Campito · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~31 km
• Cayo Canal Rica · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~33 km
• Cayo La Rica · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~36 km
• Cayo San Juan · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~36 km
• Cayo Botija · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~37 km
• Playa Buenavista · beach · Isle of Youth · ~41 km
• Cayo Hambre · river spot · Isle of Youth · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Presidio Modelo

Other museums near Presidio Modelo

• Batabanó Municipal Museum · museum · Mayabeque · ~132 km
• Museo Municipal Isla de la Juventud · museum · Isle of Youth · ~5 km
• Museo de Historia Natural · museum · Isle of Youth · ~5 km
• Galería Marta Machado · museum · Isle of Youth · ~5 km
• Casa de José María Sardá · museum · Isle of Youth · ~7 km
• Museo Municipal Manuel Isidro Méndez · museum · Artemisa · ~130 km
• Casa de Polo Montañez · museum · Artemisa · ~136 km
• Palacio Wash · museum · Pinar del Rio · ~140 km
• Museo Provincial de Historia · museum · Pinar del Rio · ~141 km
• Consejo Provincial de Artes Plásticas · museum · Pinar del Rio · ~141 km

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