Court House

Belize City


You can’t miss the prominent Court House on Regent St, built in 1926 as the headquarters for Belize’s colonial administrators to replace an earlier wooden structure of similar design that was destroyed by fire. It still serves administrative and judicial functions.


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Nearby Belize City attractions

1. Battlefield Park

0.04 MILES

Battlefield Park is on the right across from the Court House. It's always busy with vendors, loungers, con artists and other slice-of-life segments of…

2. Image Factory

0.08 MILES

The country's most innovative and exciting art gallery stages new exhibitions and hosts regular book launches, usually of work by Belizean artists…

3. Swing Bridge

0.1 MILES

This heart and soul of Belize City life, crossed by just about everyone here just about every day, is said to be the only remaining manually operated…

4. Hindu Temple

0.2 MILES

Right in downtown, this simple Hindu temple serves Belize's small but growing Indian community.

5. Museum of Belize

0.34 MILES

This modern museum in the Fort George District provides an excellent overview of the story of Belize, told through exhibits housed in the country's former…

6. Government House

0.37 MILES

Fronting the sea down at the end of Regent St, this handsome two-story wooden colonial mansion served as the residence of Britain's superintendents and…

7. St John's Cathedral

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Immediately inland of Government House stands St John's Cathedral, the oldest Anglican church in Central America. It was built by slave labor between 1812…

8. Fort George Lighthouse

0.38 MILES

This diminutive lighthouse guides boats into Haulover Creek and was constructed with funds from the estate of Baron Bliss, who is buried at its foot.

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