Jamaica
At the east end of Black River’s High St is the Hendricks Building, dating from 1913, a fine example of period British-Caribbean architecture. Right next…
Must-see attractions in Jamaica
Negril & West Coast
The most interesting building in town is the Sav courthouse, built in 1925, where there’s a fountain made of cast iron inscribed with the words, ‘Keep the…
Kingston
This octagonal Georgian brick structure (entrance on Mark Lane) was built from 1813 to 1819 by Scottish merchants and is surrounded by a gallery supported…
Kingston
An imperious statue of Queen Victoria stands unamused at the eastern side of Parade, erected in 1897 for her diamond jubilee. As well as noting her role…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
The restored Baptist Manse (not open to visitors), dating back to 1798, was formerly the residence of nonconformist Baptist preacher William Knibb, who…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Treasure Beach
The long, narrow arc of Calabash Bay Beach has a few beach shacks plying rum and – if you're lucky – some basic potluck cuisine (fish, mainly). Swimming…
Negril & West Coast
At the north end of town by the roundabout known as Hendon Circle is the very handsome Manning’s School, built in 1738 and named after Westmoreland…
Montego Bay
With beachfront soccer and crowds of splashing locals, this crescent beach at the south boundary of Old Hospital Park is very popular but, sadly, rather…
Ocho Rios
This park is a pleasant place for a gentle stroll, with well-tended flower beds and shrubs. There are, alas, no turtles in the small stream running…
Kingston
The crenelated redbrick building facing East Parade is the 1840 Coke Memorial Hall, named after the founder of the Methodist churches in the Caribbean,…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
St Mark’s Chapel in Irish Town is an attractive white 19th century clapboard church. It was heavily restored after being damaged by Hurricane Gilbert in…
Jamaica
This beautiful church sits on a hillside amid meadows at Comfort Hall, 6km northwest of Mile Gully, with huge spreading trees festooned with old-man’s…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
At the corner of Market St is the courthouse, erected in elegant cut limestone and red brick in 1866, with a pedimented porch bearing the scales of…
Negril & West Coast
This church, opposite the courthouse, was built in 1905. It’s uninspired, but has a stately pipe organ that was dedicated in 1914.
Port Antonio
Brightly whitewashed war memorial to Jamaicans of the British West India regiments who fought in the First and Second World Wars.
Statue of Alexander Bustamante
Kingston
The south entrance to Parade is watched over by a statue of a wild-looking Alexander Bustamante, Jamaica's first prime minister.
Montego Bay
This bronze monument, crafted by Jamaican sculptor Kay Sullivan, depicts Sam Sharpe, bible in hand, speaking to four admirers.
Kingston
A statue of national hero Norman Manley stands at the northern entrance of Parade.
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
St Ann's Bay market gets busy on Fridays and Saturdays.
Wolmer’s School & Mico Teachers’ College
Kingston
At the northern end of National Heroes Park, you’ll find Wolmer’s School, a venerable educational establishment founded in 1729 that has produced many…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Port Morant’s courthouse was rebuilt in limestone and red brick after being destroyed in the 1865 rebellion and burned down again in early 2007. Its ruins…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
Bob Marley's resting place could be such a great attraction. There's the tiny house where the singer spent his early years, and his simple marble tomb is…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Less than 1km east of the dockyard and enclosed by a brick wall is the intriguing naval cemetery, where sailors lie buried beneath shady palms. The…
Kingston
Consisting of a stylized dark head with silver tears running down its cheeks, this 2008 memorial is an official acknowledgement of the impact of the…
Community & Workers of Jamaica Credit Union
Montego Bay
At the corner of King St and Church St is a redbrick Georgian building harboring the Community & Workers of Jamaica Credit Union. It's a historic landmark…
Ocho Rios
The center of Ocho Rios is marked by this old clock tower near the market and transportation center. The streets around here are lively at any time of day…
Kingston
A small tower is all that remains of this fort built by the British in 1809, and named for the then governor of Jamaica, George Nugent.
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
The church was built by the British in grand late-Georgian style in 1827.
