Jamaica
Accompong is centered on the crossroads overlooked by a tiny square, where the Presbyterian church looks over a small monument that honors Cudjoe, the…
Must-see attractions in Jamaica
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
Right next to the Silver Sands Resort there's a turnoff for this small, flotsam- and jetsam-strewn fishermen's beach. The cerulean waves are too rough for…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
The grassy forecourt of the parish library on King St is dominated by the Marcus Garvey statue, with St Ann's Bay's greatest son portrayed larger than…
Negril
Toward the north end of Seven Mile Beach, this beach is more peaceful and far less crowded than the sand further south. Here you’ll find more sugary sand…
Jamaica
Built in 1894 by Thomas Patrick Leyden, the son of shipping magnate John Leyden, Invercauld is a beautiful Georgian building with gabled roofs, bay…
Port Antonio
This 1881 hotel, perched high on the Titchfield Peninsula, is one of Port Antonio's most iconic buildings despite (or possibly because of) it's slightly…
Parottee
Several kilometers south of Black River, this is essentially a continuation of Heavy Sands beach – more dark sand studded with shells and loads of clean…
Kingston
This controversial bronze statue depicting a crouched black man breaking free from bondage is the work of Jamaica’s foremost sculptor, the late Edna…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
Boston Bay's beach sits in a small pretty cove, and while its golden sand is draw enough, the shape of the bay and prevailing weather make it a perfect…
Treasure Beach
At the western edge of Jake’s Hotel, brightly painted wooden fishing boats are pulled up on the sand, and there is invariably a fisher or two on hand…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
The building behind the Rodney Memorial is the National Archives, with national documents dating back centuries, including the proclamation of the…
Negril
A splendid option in between two large all-inclusives, with no facilities and few people, save for a few savvy travelers and a smattering of locals…
Kingston
Adjacent to the Institute of Jamaica, the National Library incorporates the Caribbean’s largest repository of books, maps, charts and archival documents…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
This upgraded public beach is popular with locals and cruise-ship passengers alike. It's a sugary-white crescent of sand with calm waters, 2km east of…
Port Antonio
A small private city beach with a pretty lick of sand that's almost entirely wave-free, near the Errol Flynn Marina. There's a small grill shack offering…
Treasure Beach
This pristine brown-sand beach is the least visited of the Treasure Beach bunch. It's just east of Taino Cove, and OK for swimming as long as the sea isn…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This dark waterfall is hidden in a deep gorge about 3km east of Hope Bay. The Daniels River cascades down through a lush garden of ferns, heliconias,…
Negril & West Coast
Constructed in 1938, this historic factory was the setting for a nationwide labor dispute that ended in violence, tragedy and the transformation of…
Jamaica
Many monuments make a political statement, and the memorial to reggae superstar Peter Tosh, just off the beach road in Belmont, is no exception. And the…
Kingston
The brick-and-timber house was originally known as Hibbert House, named after Thomas Hibbert, reportedly one of four members of the House of Assembly who…
Jamaica
Owned by Patrick Lee and his lovely Chinese-Jamaican family, this is a little triumph of green sensibility and community tourism. The park grounds consist…
Kingston
Jamaica’s parliament meets at Gordon House, immediately north of Headquarters House. The rather plain brick-and-concrete building was constructed in 1960…
Port Antonio
Along this hilly peninsula – known locally as ‘the Hill’ – are several dozen Victorian-style gingerbread houses, most notably DeMontevin Lodge, an ornate…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This park on the remains of Quadrant Wharf, built in 1777 by the British, remembers the first fateful encounter between the Taíno people of Xaymaca and…
Sir Alexander Bustamante Square
Negril & West Coast
Bustamante Square is centered on a small fountain fronting the handsome former courthouse (now housing the Hanover Parish Council). Note the vintage 1932…
Jamaica
Philip Gosse was one of the great polymaths of his time: the man who both popularized the aquarium and modified its design, and illustrator of gorgeously…
Walter Fletcher Beach & Aquasol Theme Park
Montego Bay
While the theme-park moniker is pushing it (the kid-orientated facilities consist of some blow-up water slides and a go-cart circuit), this place on…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Created in 1999, this 1876-sq-km protected area comprises Jamaica’s largest natural reserve with 210 sq km of dry limestone forest and 83 sq km of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Negril & West Coast
This natural beauty spot revolves around a series of caves, rich with Taíno and runaway slave history. A guide shows you around, and you then swim in the…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
On the bluff west of the Rio Nuevo river mouth is this little-visited site where, in 1658, the English forces fought their decisive battle against the…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Dominating Parade Sq on the north side is the elaborate Rodney Memorial, built in honor of Admiral George Rodney, who crowned his four-year service as…
Jamaica
If you're heading west from Santa Cruz, you're bound to pass though Lacovia, 8km away. Incongruously plonked in front of the Texaco gas station at the…
Jamaica
This beautiful riverside valley bottom, located below the town at the base of a shimmering waterfall, has two sinkholes, known collectively as Blue Hole…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
At Laughing Waters (also called Roaring River), by Mammee Bay, a river appears from rocks amid a shallow ravine about 3km from the sea and spills to a…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This working plantation and botanical farm is at Crescent on the B13, some 5km south of Oracabessa. It offers enjoyable garden tours in a plantation…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This 809-hectare working plantation, near Bailey’s Vale, 10km southwest of Port Maria, grows bananas, coconuts, sugarcane, pineapple and citrus for export…
