Pompey Museum of Slavery & Emancipation
Nassau
Located in the Vendue House – a queen-conch-pink building from the 1760s in which slave auctions were once held – this one-room museum features…
Must-see attractions in Caribbean
Habana Vieja
The resplendent Palacio de los Condes de Casa Bayona in Plaza de la Catedral, built in 1720, today functions as the Museo de Arte Colonial, a small museum…
Barney's Flower & Hummingbird Garden
Negril
At the south end of West End, follow the signs to this private garden, where Jamaica's endemic hummingbirds flit between the firecracker flowers,…
Grenada Island
The final port of call for travelers getting a last-minute dose of sea and sand before hopping on a plane, Magazine Beach has been nicknamed by locals …
Museo de la Historia de San Germán
Puerto Rico
Recently spruced up, the town’s museum is one of the few historical buildings in San Germán where you can enter, look around and fully experience local…
Puerto Rico
Mayagüez' central square is one of Puerto Rico's most attractive and intimate, shaded by the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria on its east side…
US Virgin Islands
This beach, located behind the University of the Virgin Islands, is beloved of students, local families and shell-spotters alike. There are restroom…
Iglesia Parroquial de la Santísima Trinidad
Trinidad
Despite its unremarkable facade, this church on the northeastern side of Plaza Mayor graces countless Trinidad postcards. Rebuilt in 1892 on the site of a…
Bermuda
Home to endemic and migratory birds, such as warblers, kingfishers and herons, this marsh combines several important natural habitats: palmetto and cedar…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
On the eastern side of Parade Sq is the redbrick House of Assembly, erected in 1762 and today housing the offices of the St Catherine Parish Council. It…
Turks & Caicos
Standing on a bluff high above the notorious northeast reef, wrecker of many ships and nearly of the salt industry (cargo ships began to balk at the…
British Virgin Islands
This lofty L-shaped landmass, about 4 miles south of Tortola, is the BVI’s fifth-largest island and home to the luxurious Peter Island Resort (ravaged by…
US Virgin Islands
Ascend the hill behind Frederik Lutheran Church and you’ll come to a grand white mansion housing the territorial governor's offices. It was built between…
Montserrat
After about a 3-mile drive south along the east coast (from where the main road reaches the coast), the badly battered road turns into the hills and leads…
Kingston
This brick church is more popularly known as the ‘Half Way Tree Church.’ The foundations of the existing church were laid in 1692. The exterior is austere…
Port Antonio
Port Antonio has one of the finest natural harbors in Jamaica, which has been converted into a posh yachting dock where sailboats moor and the well-to-do…
El Yunque
Baño Grande, a former swimming hole built during the Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps, lies across Hwy 191 from the Palo Colorado Information…
Bermuda
For decades, this studio was the home of Alfred Birdsey, a prolific Bermudian painter famous for his Asian-influenced, Impressionistic island landscapes…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This clean yellow-sand beach is hustler-free and popular with tourists only, due to the high admission price. Locals still call it by its old name, Reggae…
Centro Cultural Ecoturístico de Piñones
San Juan
This center hosts a number of cultural activities, many promoting Afro-Caribbean music and dance. It also houses the Corporación Piñones Se Integra, a…
Antigua
Fort James, a small stronghold at the north side of St John’s Harbour, dates back to 1706, but most of what you see today was built in 1739. Still…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This attractive strip of white sand is pretty quiet during the week but livens up on weekends. If you want to enjoy more than just the beach, hire Jet…
Bermuda
With one of the most dramatic settings in Bermuda, this crescent-shaped fort on top of a hill overlooks West Whale Bay and much of the south coast. Built…
Matanzas
A few blocks directly west of Plaza de la Vigía is Parque Libertad, the anchor of Matanzas' cultural life and home to several of the city's most…
St Vincent & the Grenadines
The oldest botanical gardens in the western hemisphere, the St Vincent Botanic Gardens are lovingly tended and provide an oasis of calm only half a mile…
Tobago
This pretty public beach, 200m north of Mt Irvine Bay Hotel, has sheltered picnic tables and changing rooms, plus a beachside restaurant and bar, a roti…
Bermuda
This 1827 church is not Bermuda's prettiest, but it is historically significant to the island's black community. As its sign proclaims, it was 'built by…
St-Martin & Sint Maarten
Named for the red-tinged color of the sand, Baie Rouge is a long, beautiful strand with good swimming. Although it's just 150m from the main road, it…
St Lucia
This long stretch of white sand is the most popular beach on the island. The sea ranges from turquoise to azure, the waves are benign and there are plenty…
Habana Vieja
Narrow, chockablock Calle Obispo (Bishop's Street), Habana Vieja's main interconnecting artery, is packed with art galleries, shops, music venues and…
Dominica
This moody black-sand beach is fringed by coconut palms, sea grape and white mangrove. The currents are too strong for swimming but it's a nice spot for a…
Panteón Nacional Román Baldorio de Castro
Ponce
A fraction north of the city center, in the shadow of El Vigía, Ponce's city cemetery is a grand mid-19th-century conglomeration of – unusually – both…
Grande-Terre
This long, gently arching beach in northwestern Grande-Terre has soft, pale sand, lapis-lazuli waters and fabulous views of mountainous Basse-Terre in the…
Montego Bay
A meet-the-locals affair just north of Gloucester Ave, this narrow strip is also known as Buccaneer Beach. The lack of space promotes togetherness; at…
Holguín Province
Across the bay from Gibara, this small sandy beach begs for bathers. From the Gibara dock, take a local lancha (open boat ferry; CUC$2) across Bahía de…
Grande-Terre
Just 600m off Gosier is idyllic little Îlet du Gosier, surrounded by calm turquoise waters that have some good snorkeling. Motorboats (one way €5) shuttle…
Vieques
Bored of all that powdery, blindingly white sand? This beach lives up to its name with dark, sparkly sand derived from offshore volcanic rocks. This…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
One block east of Water Sq is Seaboard St and the grandiose, yellow Georgian courthouse in Palladian style, fronted by a double curling staircase and…
Matanzas
Museo Farmaceútico is one of Matanzas' showcase sights. Founded in 1882 by the Triolett family, the pharmacy was the first of its type in Latin America…
Cayman Islands
Housed in new quarters, this is an impressive museum for a little island. Stop by to peruse exhibits on the history of Cayman, as well as a display of…
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