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…
Must-see attractions in Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
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…
Kingston
The gleaming white edifice facing the southeast corner of Parade is Kingston Parish Church, which replaced an older church destroyed in the 1907…
Bank of Jamaica and Museum of Coins & Notes
Kingston
The national mint and treasury stands at the east end of Ocean Blvd, fronted by a tall concrete statue of Noel ‘Crab’ Nethersole (minister of finance from…
People’s Museum of Crafts & Technology
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
The stables of the Old King's House are home to the People’s Museum of Crafts & Technology. A reconstructed smith’s shop and an eclectic array of…
African-Caribbean Heritage Centre & Jamaica Memory Bank
Kingston
Presided over by the Institute of Jamaica, the Heritage Centre houses an extensive library dedicated to the history of the Middle Passage and the African…
Kingston
Jamaica House is faced by a columned portico and fronted by expansive lawns. Initially built in 1960 as the residence of the prime minister, the building…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
At the east end of town there is an old limestone church marking the entrance to a charming, if sometimes under-tended, botanic garden established in 1779…
Kingston
At North Parade, the distinguished Ward Theatre, built in 1911, once hosted the annual Boxing Day pantomime – a riotous, irreverent social satire. Sadly,…
Kingston
The official residence of the governor-general, the representative of the Queen of England, King’s House was initially the home of the Lord Bishop of…
Ba Beta Kristian Church of Haile Selassie I
Kingston
The line between Rastafari and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church can sometimes be a fluid one, and nowhere is it on display more than at this church. The 11am…
Kingston
This sculpture garden, on the grounds of the University of Technology, features nine sculptures by acclaimed Caribbean artists. These include Laura Facey…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Built in 1725 of red brick, this church is handsome within, despite its faux brick facade of cement. Note the floor paved with original black-and-white…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Behind the old garrison wall off New St stands the dilapidated two-story Old Naval Hospital, built by Bowling Ironworks in Bradford, UK, shipped to Port…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
This marker, commemorating Bogle’s birthplace, stands opposite the Methodist church, 8km inland at the tiny hamlet of Stony Gut. His great-grandson…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
The only fully restored historical structure in town is the sturdy Old Gaol House, made of cut stone, on Gaol Alley. It predates the 1692 earthquake, when…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Kingston
A statue of national hero Norman Manley stands at the northern entrance of Parade.
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…
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…
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.
