St George’s Town Attractions

Tucker House Museum

This elegant, early 18th-century edifice was the home of Henry Tucker, a descendant of Bermuda's second governor, Daniel Tucker. A freed American slave named Joseph Hayne Rainey ran a barber shop here during the American Civil War. Years later he returned to South Carolina to become the first African-American member of the United States House of Representatives. Today, the mansion is a museum and houses the furniture and silver collection that once belonged to the Tucker family.

Address: 5 Water Street; Website: www.bnt.bm; Telephone: (441) 297 0545; Transport: Bus 1, 3, 10 or 11; Opening time: Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm (April to October), Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm (November to March); Admission: BD$5 (adults), BD$2 (children 6-18 years)