Bay of Pigs Museum

Bay of Pigs Museum review

This museum has a small but interesting collection of ephemera and memorabilia relating to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961, when a small brigade of Cuban exiles in Miami was trained by the CIA as part of a covert operation to invade the island and restore US interests. But the 1,300-strong force, known as Brigade 2506, was met by the Cuban army soon after landing at the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs). Almost 100 were killed and the rest - including the father of pop singer Gloria Estefan - were taken prisoner. Perhaps the most notable exhibit is a Brigade 2506 flag held up by President John F Kennedy during a speech at the Orange Bowl in 1962, welcoming the survivors back to Miami.