Attractions
Sightseeing in Kingston has a split personality due to the
city's colonial past. Visitors will find attractions like Devon
House and Spanish Town with grand British and Spanish architecture
next to bustling markets with a distinctly Afro-Caribbean
flavour.
Despite Kingston's chequered past, visitors shouldn't miss
touring the stately mansions and art galleries alongside the
beaches and Bob Marley sights. Further from the city, the Blue
Mountains offer a wild experience with waterfalls, hiking, and
tours of thoroughly-modernised coffee plantations. Kingston has
come a long way, and is sure to have something to do and see for
everyone.
Bob Marley Museum
Jamaica's world-famous son, singer-songwriter Bob Marley, was
responsible for making reggae music a global phenomenon. The
popular Rastafarian became a cult figure even before his death in
1981, caused by cancer when he was only 36 years old. The museum
devoted to his memory...
see full detailsNational Gallery
Jamaica's important art collection is often overlooked by
tourists, but is well worth visiting. Kingston's National Gallery
displays the works of Jamaica's talented artists, particularly that
of Edna Manley, 19th-century sculptor and the wife of a former
prime minister of Jamaica. Manley's acclaimed
Ghetto
Mother...
see full detailsHope Botanical Gardens
This 20-hectare (50-acre) oasis of beauty in the middle of
downtown Kingston features pleasant paths that meander past
manicured lawns and tranquil gardens, including a cactus garden,
orchid house, a forest garden and an ornamental pond. The gardens
are situated next to the campus...
see full detailsSpanish Town
The neighbourhood known as Spanish Town is on the western
outskirts of Kingston, and was capital of the island under Spanish
rule between 1662 and 1872. Today the architecture is an
interesting mix of Spanish and British Georgian, and there are some
historic attractions...
see full detailsPort Royal
Port Royal was once a 17th-century haven for a variety of
hedonistic pirates and malcontents dedicated to looting Spanish
vessels throughout the Caribbean. One morning in 1692, however, an
earthquake and tidal wave destroyed most of the town along with a
couple of thousand...
see full detailsBlue Mountains
Towering across eastern Jamaica, the 28-mile (45km) long
mountain range is constantly shrouded in a mist that gives the
mountains their bluish colour. The John Crow National Park at the
base of the mountains was established to preserve the diverse range
of species that...
see full detailsJablum Coffee Company
At the Blue Mountain hamlet of Mavis Bank, on the trail to Blue
Mountain Peak, is the Jablum Coffee Company. The 100-year-old
company is famous for its Blue Mountain coffee, and visitors can
tour the working factory to watch the production process along...
see full detailsTuff Gong Recording Studio
Jamaica is about music and beaches and feeling the rhythm, and
what better way to learn about Jamaica than to visit a local
recording studio and record shop. The Tuff Gong Studio is the
biggest and arguably the best studio in Jamaica. Artists...
see full detailsDevon House
Devon House in Kingston is a prime example of Jamaican Georgian
architecture. Visitors to Jamaica should definitely visit this
national monument and landmark. The house was built by Jamaica's
first black millionaire, George Stiebel, at the end of the 19th
Century. The house is...
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