In the waters near Varadero you can go deep-sea fishing for marlin, sailfish, tuna, snapper and even dolphin. From Marina Chapelín more laid back fishing excursions can be organized, all-inclusive, and complete with open bar.
Address: Marina Chapelín, Autopista del Sur Km 12.5
Entrance: rates for deep-sea fishing run between 240.00CUC and 300.00CUC
 
 

There are three main marinas on Varadero:
Marina Gaviota Varadero
Marina Dársena Varadero
Marina Chapelín.
The latter two also operate under the umbrella name of Marlin. At any of these, you can charter a sailboat, organize a fishing excursion, or arrange to go scuba diving.
Marina Darsena de Varadero is an authorized port for non-Cuban vessels, and capable of accommodating incoming sailors.
Address: Marina Gaviota Varadero, at the far eastern end of the Autopista del Sur; Marina Dársena Varadero, at the western end of the Autopista del Sur; and Marina Chapelín, Autopista del Sur Km 12.5
 
 
 
 
 
 

Matanzas offers different kind of water sports,  including the scuba diving.
The most important areas are:

• Playa Coral, with a beautiful coral reef.
• East area in Hicacos Península, with lovely marine beds and remains of shipwrecks.
• Varadero, where you can practice wall dive in Playa Larga and Playa Girón.

Fidel Castro opened this museum, dedicated to Elián González, the 6-year old kid that hit the newspapers when fished out of the sea near the Miami coast who after a legal battle finally was reunited with his father in Cuba.
Address: Avda. de Vives n. 523 e/ Coronel Verdugo e Industria
Open: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am to 6:00pm; Sunday, 09:00am to 12M.

This museum exhibits art as well as local and natural history, highlights are Pre-Columbian artifacts and a 19th-century hearse.
Address: Calzada n.4 e/ José Antonio Echeverría y José Martí
Open: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am to 6:00pm; Sunday, 09:00am to 01:00pm.

 

It´s located in Ciénaga de Zapata, in Matanzas.
The museum shows the Cuban account of what took place during the Bay of Pigs crises: a great victory for every Cuban. Two rooms inside this simple building contain a series of photos, relics, and a written history detailing the Bay of Pigs invasion and battles (all in Spanish only) and outside there is a display of tanks, heavy artillery, and a downed U.S. plane.