In Havana’s turn of the century boom years, wealthy Cubans, Americans, and other foreigners flocked to the former military no-go zone of Vedado to build their palatial homes in the variety of styles popular at the time. For those looking to escape the bustle of Old Havana and wander tree-lined streets with almost no other tourists, then Vedado is calling. The remarkable Art Nouveau and Neo-Classical houses and sleek Art Deco apartment buildings are today in various conditions, with some restored as casa particulares or for government use, others lovingly maintained against the odds, and a number that are losing the battle against time and nature.