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Free to visit, with games running through the day. Ask before photographing the players up close.
About this place
Domino Park is the popular name for Máximo Gómez Park, a small corner park on Calle Ocho named after a general of Cuba's wars of independence. Since the 1970s it has been where Little Havana's older residents gather to play dominoes and chess at the shaded tables, arguing about baseball and politics as the tiles go down.
You have to be a member of the domino club, and over a certain age, to take a seat, but visitors are welcome to stand and watch. The clatter of the tiles and the running commentary are the attraction. For the Cuban community this corner has been a meeting place for generations, and in many ways it is the soul of the neighbourhood.
Our food tour stopped here before the Cuban sandwich at Old's Havana, just behind the park.
Stop and watch for a few minutes: this is where Little Havana feels most real. Keep a respectful distance from the games.
Location
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Domino Park is on the corner of Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) and SW 15th Avenue, in the middle of Little Havana.
Coordinates: 25.7656° N · 80.2193° W
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