Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Jamaica. Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Rose Hall (Montego Bay), Emancipation Park (Kingston) or Bob Marley Museum (Kingston).
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Jamaica.
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Rose Hall, Montego Bay
Reputedly haunted historic mansion tours. Rose Hall is a Jamaican Georgian plantation house now run as a historic house museum. It is located in Montego Bay, Jamaica with a panoramic view of the coast. Thought to be one of the country's most impressive plantation great houses, it had fallen into ruins by the 1960s, but was then restored. The museum showcases the slave history of the estate and the legend of the White Witch of Rose Hall.[1]
Address: Rose Hall, Montego Bay
Emancipation Park, Kingston
Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Emancipation Park is a public park in Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica.
The park is in New Kingston, opened on 31 July 2002, the day before Emancipation Day. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson's address to open the park he acknowledged that the park is a commemoration of the end of slavery.
The six-acre park includes fountains and public art. The park is known for the large sculpture Redemption Song at the park's main entrance. Redemption Song, which takes its name from Bob Marley's song of the same name, is an 11 ft. (approximately 3m) high bronze sculpture by Jamaican artist Laura Facey. The sculpture features a male and female figure gazing to the skies – symbolic of their triumphant rise from the horrors of slavery. The statue was unveiled in July 2003, in time for the park's first anniversary.
The Adinkra symbols can be seen at many places in the park as a tribute to honour the ancestors of Jamaicans who were brought as slaves from West Africa. The architect Kamau Kambui has used these symbols in the perimeter fence, the walls at the entrance, the benches and garbage receptacles.[2]
Address: Knutsford Blvd., Kingston
Bob Marley Museum, Kingston
Tours of iconic musician's former house. The Bob Marley Museum is a museum in Kingston, Jamaica, dedicated to the reggae musician Bob Marley. The museum is located at 56 Hope Road, Kingston, and is Bob Marley's former place of residence. It was home to the Tuff Gong reggae record label which was founded by The Wailers in 1970. In 1976, it was the site of a failed assassination attempt on Bob Marley.
There is a song called "56 Hope Road" from the album In the Pursuit of Leisure by Sugar Ray featuring Shaggy.[3]
Address: 56 Hope Rd, Kingston
Negril Lighthouse, Negril
Lighthouse in West End, Jamaica. Negril Lighthouse was built in 1894 1.5 miles south south east of the westernmost tip of the island of Jamaica by the French company Barber & Bernard. It is one of the earliest concrete lighthouses.
Its foundation is a tank 14 feet (4.3 m) deep, which is kept filled with water to keep the 20-metre (66 ft) (27 metres (89 ft) according to Rowlett) reinforced concrete tower balanced and secured in the event of an earthquake. The tower is topped with a lantern and gallery.
An automatic white light 30 m (100 feet) above sea level flashes every two seconds. The light was operated by gas initially, switching to acetylene in 1956 and solar energy in 1985.
Several adjacent one-story frame keeper's houses are staffed.
The site is a well-known attraction of the Negril area.
It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.[4]
Doctor's Cave Beach, Montego Bay
Doctor's Cave Beach Club, Montego Bay has been one of the most famous beaches in Jamaica for nearly a century. It is noted for its clear turquoise waters, near-white sand, and its sheltered location provides calm waters.[5]
National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston
Museum in Kingston, Jamaica. The National Gallery of Jamaica, in Kingston, Jamaica, is Jamaica's public art museum. It was established in 1974 and is located in the Kingston Mall, a commercial and cultural center on Kingston harbour. The National Gallery of Jamaica also has a branch in Montego Bay, National Gallery West.
The gallery houses several important works, mostly by artists from Jamaica, including John Dunkley, Mallica "Kapo" Reynolds, Edna Manley, Barrington Watson, Albert Artwell, Everald Brown, Cecil Baugh, Albert Huie, Carl Abrahams, Osmond Watson, Judy Ann MacMillan, Omari Ra, Laura Facey, Jasmine Thomas-Girvan, Petrona Morrison, Hope Brooks, Ebony G. Patterson, Philip Thomas and Leasho Johnson.
The National Gallery also exhibits works by various international artists and traveling exhibitions. It offers research material on Jamaican art and culture, and coordinates educational programmes.[6]
Address: 12 Ocean Blvd, Kingston
Greenwood Great House, Montego Bay
History museum, Museum
Address: 435 Belgrade Ave, Montego Bay
Seven Mile Beach, Negril
Beach
Royal Palm Reserve, Negril
