Nevisian Heritage Village

Nevis


This open-air museum illustrates Nevisian social history, from Carib times to the present, through a collection of recreated traditional buildings furnished with period relics. Exhibits include a Carib chief’s thatched hut, slave houses and a blacksmith’s shop.


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