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Jewish Synagogue
Jamaica’s only synagogue is an attractive white building dating from 1912. Its usually locked, though on weekdays there is often someone in the little office around the back who will open it up for a small donation. The hall adjacent to the synagogue houses a well-presented exhibit
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Montego Bay Yacht Club
If you come out to the peninsula, try to stop by this pretty and posh yacht club for a meal or drink; the hours indicated are for the on-site restaurant, Robbie Joseph’s Seahorse Grill . Technically the club is only open to members, but if you present yourself at the entrance and a
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King’s House
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 Jamaica. It was heavily restored after the 1907 earthquake. The dining room contains two particularly impressive full-length portrai
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Halse Hall
Halse Hall is a handsome great house 5km south of May Pen. The house was once occupied by Sir Hans Sloane, the doctor and botanist whose collection of Jamaican flora and fauna formed the nucleus of what later became the Natural History Museum in London. Today, it is owned by the ba
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Dead End Beach
A meet-the-locals affair beside Kent Rd just north of Gloucester Ave, this narrow strip is also known as Buccaneer Beach. The lack of space promotes togetherness; at high tide it’s pretty accurate to drop the ‘beach’ from ‘dead end.’ There are no facilities here, but the lack of cr
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Burchell Memorial Baptist Church
Two blocks east of Sam Sharpe Sq is one of the churches in which Sam Sharpe is said to have been a deacon. The building, which dates to 1835, is a slice of British countryside architecture smoldering handsomely away in the tropical heat. The original church was founded in 1824 by R
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House of Assembly
On the eastern side of Parade Square is the redbrick House of Assembly, erected in 1762 and today housing the offices of the St Catherine Parish Council. It has a beautiful wooden upper story with a pillar-lined balcony. The Assembly and Supreme Court sat here in colonial days, whe
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Tuff Gong Recording Studios
Tuff Gong is one of the Caribbean’s largest and most influential studios. Bob Marleys favorite place to record, its run by his son Ziggy. Visitors are welcome to take a 45-minute tour with the entire music production process explained, provided you call in advance, but if someones
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Police Station
The oddly cute historic police station was constructed in 1814. The prison here once contained a treadmill: a huge wooden cylinder with steps on the outside. Shackled above the mill, slaves had to keep treading the steps as the cylinder turned. If they faltered, the revolving steps
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Errol Flynn Marina
Port Antonio has, undoubtedly, one of the finest natural harbors in Jamaica, which has been converted into a posh yachting dock where sailboats moor and the well-to-do wander. At night it’s a popular place for young couples to stroll along the paths that snake around a few upmarket
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Island Village
Since its 2002 opening, this self-contained entertainment park, has changed the face of Ocho Rios. The 2-hectare development claims to resemble a ‘Jamaican coastal village.’ It doesn’t remotely, but youll still find a peaceful beach, upscale craft shops, a cinema, Jimmy Buffett’s M
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St Jago de la Vega Cathedral
Built in 1714, this is the oldest Anglican cathedral in the Caribbean, boasting an impressive beamed ceiling, and a magnificent stained-glass window behind the altar. The church stands on the site of one of the first Spanish cathedrals in the New World, built in 1525. Note the garg
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Shaw Park Gardens
This is a tropical fantasia of ferns and bromeliads, palms and exotic shrubs, spread out over 11 hectares centered on an 18th-century great house. Trails and wooden steps lead past waterfalls that tumble in terraces down the hillside. A viewing platform offers a bird’s-eye vantage
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Font Hill Beach Park
Make sure to visit the nearby Font Hill Beach Park. This pretty sweep of sand isn’t terribly big, but it’s a good spot where you can venture out in your snorkeling gear. Across the street is the Font Hill Villa and a wildlife sanctuary that serves as a refuge for the vulnerable Ame
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Iron Bridge
At the bottom of Barrett St, turn left onto Bourkes Rd and follow it east to the narrow Iron Bridge spanning the Rio Cobre. The span was made of cast iron prefabricated at Colebrookdale, England, and was erected in 1801 on a cut-stone foundation that dates to 1675. The only survivi
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Phoneix Foundry
One of Falmouths most distinctive buildings, Phoenix Foundry was built in 1810 and sports a strange-looking conical roof. Behind the foundry, guarded by locked gates, is the Central Wharf where slaves were brought ashore, to be replaced in the holds by sugar, rum and other victuals
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Headland
On the headland beyond the church is Rusea High School , a venerable Georgian-style red-brick building constructed in 1843 as an army barracks. The overgrown remains of Fort Charlotte overlook the channel a short distance beyond Rusea High School. It’s named after Queen Charlotte,
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Tryall Estate
The ruins of the Tryall Estate sugar plantation lie 5km west of Hopewell. Much of the estate, including the huge Tryall Water Wheel (beside the A1) that drove the cane-crushing mill, was destroyed in the slave rebellion of Christmas 1831. Restored to working condition in the late 1
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Bath Botanical Garden
At the east end of town is an old limestone church marking the entrance to a somewhat rundown horticultural garden established in 1779. Many exotics introduced to Jamaica were first planted here, including the famous breadfruit brought from the South Pacific by Captain Bligh in 179
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Roktowa
This innovative gallery-cum-art-workshop in an old Red Stripe factory is a sprawling warehouse project aimed at rejuvenating the surrounding area and channeling local creativity. Roktowa (aka Rock Tower) artists include potters, sculptors and painters, with residencies available fo
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