We took 27 gorgeous photos of life in Havana, where Obama will go for the first presidential visit in 88 years

Amanda Macias/Business Insider

On Thursday President Barack Obama announced on Twitter that he will visit Cuba next month, which will be the first time a sitting president has visited since 1928.

While the stagnant island nation braces for change, Business Insider sent three reporters to Havana to experience Cuba's surreal time warp.

Here are our favorite photographs and the stories behind them.