Edifico de la Diputación Provincial
San Juan
Originally constructed as a marketplace in the mid-1800s, this neoclassical building now houses offices of the Department of State of Puerto Rico along…
Must-see attractions in Caribbean
Montego Bay
In its current reincarnation as a craft shop, the Cage was built in 1806 as a lockup for drunk and disorderly sailors, vagrants and slaves who failed to…
Montserrat
Now buried under mud and volcanic debris, Belham Valley used to be home to an 18-hole golf course, a bridge and a three-story building. After heavy rain,…
Trinidad
On the southeastern side of Plaza Mayor, the 19th-century Palacio Ortiz houses an art gallery. It's worth a look for its quality local art, particularly…
Memorial a los Estudiantes de Medicina
Habana Vieja
A fragment of wall encased in marble at the end of Paseo de Martí marks the spot where, in 1871, eight Cuban medical students were shot by the Spanish in…
Santa Rosa First Peoples Community Centre
Trinidad
The headquarters of Arima's First Peoples community has a small but interesting display on their culture and heritage. Guides will help to interpret the…
Grande-Terre
St-François' boldest piece of architecture is its perfectly circular art-deco farmers market slap bang in the middle of town. Packed with fruit and veg in…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Modeled after the George Washington monument in Washington, DC, this obelisk is a much smaller version in central La Romana, with contemporary and…
Turks & Caicos
The island's well preserved 18th-century prison closed to inmates in 1994 and is now open to visitors for self-guided tours. You can see the cells and…
Monument to Mariano Baberán & Joaquín Collar
Camagüey
On a traffic island near the Casino Campestre entrance is a monument dedicated to Mariano Barberán and Joaquín Collar, Spaniards who made the first…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
Tharp House sags from age yet is still one of the best examples of an elegant period townhouse. Today housing the tax office, it was formerly the…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
Kettering Baptist Church, built in 1893, is a creamy-colored building that commemorates William Knibb, a Baptist missionary and a leading abolitionist who…
Nassau
Tucked away south of downtown, this festive niche museum is most often visited on city tours. It's dedicated to the Bahamian carnival extravaganza of…
Antigua
This buzzing beach is anchored by an open-deck restaurant-bar, and has beach-chair, umbrella and water-sports rentals and souvenir stalls. If you seek…
Aruba
A classic white-sand beauty – but only for those who enjoy the company of lots of people, as it fronts the high-rise resorts. During high season the sands…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
On the west side of Emancipation Sq is the porticoed Georgian redbrick facade of the ruins of the Old King’s House, a once-grandiose building erected in…
Dominica
This sweeping bay is on Dominica’s south coast. Turn inland at Loubiere onto a wide and largely pothole-free curving road skirting the base of Morne…
Aruba
Fort Zoutman houses a tiny museum featuring rotating exhibits on the island's history. It's worth the price of admission just to climb to the top of the…
Tortola
Flanking the north side of the prison, this working Methodist house of worship dates from 1924. It’s a fine example of classic West Indian timber-framed…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
On the south side of Parade Sq you pass the fenced-off Courthouse Ruins, destroyed in 1986 by fire. The Georgian building dates from 1819, when it was…
Bayamo
Directly next door to Céspedes' ex-home, this provincial museum completes Bayamo's historical trajectory with a yellowing city document dating from 1567…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
Hidden behind the primary school are the ruins of Fort Balcarres, built in 1811 to defend the harbour. A couple of cannons are left standing, as well as…
Baracoa
This Spanish fort has watched over the harbor entrance at the northwestern end of town since 1803. The super thick, hurricane-resistant walls now hide a…
Baracoa
Facing the cathedral is the Bust of Hatuey, a Taíno cacique (chief) who was burned at the stake near Baracoa in 1512 after resisting Spanish colonization…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
The oldest extant building in town (and the parish's oldest church) is St Peter’s Anglican Church, built in 1796 and topped with a tower in 1842. It lies…
Grenada Island
Busiest on Friday and Saturday mornings, this is the largest market in Grenada, with stalls heaped with fresh island produce. It's a colorful sight that…
Pointe-à-Pitre
This popular market on the seafront in front of Place de la Victoire is Pointe-à-Pitre's main fruit-and-vegetable market. It's full of characters and you…
Cuba
A brief exposé of Palmira's famous Santería brotherhoods (including the societies of Cristo, San Roque and Santa Barbara) and their raison d'être can be…
Martinique
Martinique's most northerly church, this building dominates the village's pretty centre. Inside you'll find some huge crystal chandeliers, a blue-painted…
Antigua
Antigua's cricket stadium was named for the nation's most famous player and built for the 2007 ICC World Cup. It can seat up to 10,000 spectators on seats…
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
St Kitts & Nevis
This hulking gray-stone house of worship has a barrel-vaulted wooden ceiling evoking a ship’s hull. Sunlight filters through elaborate stained-glass…
St George’s Episcopal (Anglican) Church
Tortola
This candy-cane-colored Anglican chapel is a survivor of the 18th century but was rebuilt in the early 19th century following a hurricane. It was formerly…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
Between Tower Isle and Rio Nuevo is this boat-accessible spot renowned for its dive sites offshore. The offshore reef, known as the Rio Nuevo Wall,…
Port Antonio
A redbrick Anglican building constructed in neo-Romanesque style around 1840 (much of the structure dates from 1903). Look for the brass lectern donated…
Grande-Terre
In the center of St-François, Guadeloupe's biggest marina is the playground of the Caribbean yacht-owning classes. The only other reason to come here is…
Museo de Arte e Historia de Dorado
North Coast
This neatly renovated museum gives you the rundown on local history and archaeology, including findings from excavations at the nearby Ojo del Buey beach.
Santo Domingo
This huge neoclassical building houses several national performing arts schools and is sometimes the sight for exhibitions and performances. Check the…
Tortola
This small community park bordering the western side of the harbor south of Government House is a good place to cool off in the trade winds while letting…
Port-au-Prince & Around
This beach is tucked in between the Kaliko Beach Club and Wahoo Bay, and offers basic facilities, food sellers, sound systems and booze – it’s a great…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
At the far west end of Main St, at the forgotten end of town, stands the Columbus Monument, a monumental traffic circle topped by a bronze figure of the…
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