Must-see attractions in Caribbean

  • Salto Collores Waterfall

    Ponce

    An easy day trip from either San Juan or Ponce, this is one of the most accessible waterfalls in Puerto Rico. It's located in the backyard of a…

  • Acuario Nacional

    Havana

    Founded in 1960, the national aquarium is a Havana institution designed primarily for Cuban visitors, who arrive by the legion. Overseas visitors, be…

  • St Bartholomew's Anglican Church

    St-Barthélemy

    Completed in 1855 from French bricks and limestone, local stone and Sint Eustatius volcanic black rock, white-painted St Bartholomew's has an open-sided…

  • Prince George Wharf

    Nassau

    The historic cruise-ship wharf, north of Rawson Sq and Bay St, is the gateway to Nassau for more than a million visitors a year. Fronted by bustling…

  • Rawson Square

    Nassau

    Rawson Square is a natural place to begin exploring Nassau, and a meeting-point for guided walks. Nearby is a life-sized bronze statue of a Bahamian Woman…

  • Cayo de Tierra

    Vieques

    A teardrop of land between the malecón and Sun Bay reached by a slender sandspit (or by wading, if storms have washed it out), Cayo de Tierra has a few…

  • Playa Melones

    Culebra

    This is the closest beach to Dewey; a tiny strip of sand with some shade trees and a smattering of picnic tables and a good spot to catch a sunset. The…

  • Cueva de Berna

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    This large cave, with scattered Taíno pictograms (and graffiti) and stalactite and stalagmite formations, is several kilometers west of Boca de Yuma on…

  • Sugar Mill Ruins

    Vieques

    Abandoned in 1942 after the US Navy took possession of the island, this 19th-century sugar mill now lies in ruins; overtaken by the forest, just some…

  • Kimme Sculpture Museum

    Tobago

    At the Mt Irvine golf course, turn off the main road onto Orange Hill Rd and you’ll see signs leading you to the blinged-out former home of Luise Kimme, a…

  • Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos

    Varadero

    The Varahicacos is about all that's left of the 'wild' Hicacos Peninsula: hotel developers have been chomping away at its edges for years. There are three…

  • Monasterio de San Francisco

    Santo Domingo

    The first monastery in the New World belonged to the first order of Franciscan friars who arrived to evangelize the island. Dating from 1508, the…

  • Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre

    Antigua

    For a primer on Antigua's history from the Amerindian era to the present, watch the 15-minute multimedia presentation at this interpretative center just…

  • Mary's Point

    Saba

    The far-flung village of Mary’s Point was once a 45-minute walk from even the next village. In 1934 the Dutch government decided to move every single…

  • Nazareth Moravian Church

    Jamaica

    South of the B6, perched atop the Don Figuerero Mountains, 7km from Mile Gully, is this humble church, which would look as comfortable on the American…

  • Devon's Coffee Ranch

    Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast

    Most Blue Mountain coffee tours are on the southern ridge of the mountains, accessible from the Kingston side, but this small plantation is a great option…

  • Paradise Point Skyride

    US Virgin Islands

    Gondolas whisk visitors 700ft up Flag Hill to a scenic outlook. The ride takes seven minutes. At the top a restaurant, a bar, a gallery of shops and a…

  • Museo Histórico de Culebra

    Culebra

    Housed in the Navy's former munitions warehouse (El Polvorín), this compact museum is jam-packed with interesting displays on the history of the island,…

  • Plaza de la Revolución

    Santiago de Cuba

    As with all Cuban cities, Santiago has its bombastic Revolution Square. This one's placed strategically at the junction of two sweeping avenues and…

  • Playa Caletón

    North Coast

    Located about 1km east of town, this small, peaceful bay with tawny sand, almond trees and towering palms is a good place to spend an afternoon. Food…

  • Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust

    Vieques

    This trust, founded in 1984 to help protect the island’s bioluminescent waters, operates a tiny museum, which contains intriguing exhibits on its…

  • San San Beach

    Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast

    San San is a pretty beach used by residents of the villas on Alligator Head, and guests of the Goblin Hill, Fern Hill and Jamaica Palace hotels. The bay…

  • Mount Richmond Petroglyph

    Grenada Island

    Located a couple of miles south of Sauters, this large riverside stone is covered with carvings and is among the most important indigenous relics on the…

  • Twin Bridges

    Aruba

    If you're bummed that the Natural Bridge isn't what it used to be, take a short walk east from Andicuri Beach to Blackstone Beach. The landscape here is…

  • Harry L Johnson Museum

    Saba

    Surrounded by a flowering garden, this pint-sized museum in a quaint 1840-built sea-captain's cottage is crammed with an eclectic collection. Highlights…

  • Plaza del Quinto Centenario

    San Juan

    This modern square is shoehorned in among several architectural landmarks and offers great views over El Morro and the ocean beyond. Built in 1992 to…

  • Palacete Los Moreau

    North Coast

    A mild diversion from the Isabela beach scene, this 19th-century tenderly restored French hacienda is exquisitely furnished within and has lush grounds to…

  • Statue of Empress Josephine

    Fort-de-France

    This statue of Empress Josephine holding a locket with a portrait of Napoléon in it stands in La Savane. In the 1990s the head was lopped off and red…

  • Juragua Nuclear Power Plant

    Cienfuegos

    Across the bay from Cienfuegos with its dome clearly visible from the city is the infamous, but never completed, Juragua nuclear power plant, a planned…

  • Museo Combate de la Plata

    Santiago de Cuba Province

    Five kilometers west of Las Cuevas (which is 40km west of El Uvero) is this small museum at La Plata, just below the highway. The first successful…

  • Lake Antoine

    Grenada Island

    A shallow crater lake in an extinct volcano, Lake Antoine hosts a large variety of wildlife. It's possible to walk down from the car park to the lake's…

  • Tryall Estate

    Montego Bay & Northwest Coast

    The ruins of the Tryall Estate sugar plantation lie 5km west of Hopewell. Much of the estate, including the huge Tryall Water Wheel that drove the cane…

  • Hostal Nicolás de Ovando

    Santo Domingo

    A handsome building with a Gothic facade built in 1509, this was originally the residence of Governor Nicolás de Ovando, who is famous for ordering Santo…

  • Galleon Beach

    Antigua

    The beach closest to the entrance of English Harbour, Galleon borders a resort and thus has plenty of facilities, calm waters and a snorkeling reef close…

  • Manzanilla Beach

    Trinidad

    Long, wide and windswept, Manzanilla Beach has caramel-colored sand, palm trees and rather murky, choppy waters; look out for mudskippers cruising the…

  • Playa Bayahibe

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Much of Playa Bayahibe, the town beach to the right of the parking lot, is occupied by dozens of motorboats waiting to ferry tourists to Isla Saona…

  • Indian Caribbean Museum

    Trinidad

    Just inland from Waterloo Temple, this absorbing museum is dedicated to the Indian history and experience in Trinidad. Some gorgeous antique sitars and…

  • Monumento Al Cimarrón

    Santiago de Cuba Province

    A 10-minute hike up a stone staircase brings you to this anthropomorphic sculpture commemorating the 17th-century copper mine revolt of enslaved people…

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