Kingston Day Tours, Kingston Sightseeing Tours, Jamaica

Bob Marley Museum

The Bob Marley Museum is located on Hope Road in New Kingston. One of the most popular attraction in Kingston and a must see for visitors to Jamaica. The museum is situated on the site of the legendary King of Reggae Bob Marley home. The 19^th century architecture house was Marley's home until his death in 1981. It was converted into a museum six years later by his wife, Mrs Rita Marley. The main museum displays Marley's personal treasures. The property also features a well-equipped 80 seater theatre, a photographic gallery, and a gift shop. The venue allows you to see every aspect of the life of Bob Marley.

Carby Craft Village

The Carby's Souvenir Discount Centre is the home of some of the best craft items from talented Jamaican Craftsmen and where you can buy quality craft souvenir items. Carby's Craft Village offer a wide range of merchandise including Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, Straw Hats, Carvings, Ceramics, Literature and fine craft souvenirs. You wont find a better place in Kingston buying craft gifts items that are ideal for all the family. Located Twin Gates Plaza Kingston 10, Jamaica.

Devon House

The Devon House Mansion is the architectural dream of Jamaica's first black millionaire George Stiebel and one of Jamaica's most celebrated historical landmarks. Stiebel was among three wealthy Jamaicans who constructed elaborate homes during the late 19^th century at the corner of Trafalgar Road and Hope Road. Stiebel's legacy lives on with the beautifully maintained Devon House, which was declared a national monument in 1990 by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. The early history of Devon House dates back to the mid seventeenth century when Britain captured Jamaica from Spain.

Hope Botanical Gardens

Hope Botanical Gardens was established in 1873 on the the Hope Estate and was named after Major Richard Hope believed to be the first British owner of the land. The Hope Estate is huddled between Long Mountain and St. Andrew Mountain. Hope Garden have a wide collection of flowering and non-flowering, exotic and endemic plants. Hope boasts a variety of plant species, for example, the Cassia siamea which were planted in 1907 and now line the main entrance. Hope was a major experimental station for crops that were grown economically in the 1880's. Some of the crops that were planted are sugarcane, cocoa, coffee, bananas, pineapple, yam, and sweet potato.

Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) is the oldest division of the Institute of Jamaica. The NHMJ grew out of the Science Museum and was established in 1879. We research, classify, identify, document, exhibit and disseminate information on Jamaica's Natural History. Natural History is the study of all natural phenomenon including man, animals, plants, rocks and minerals. The NHMJ collections are the national repository of Jamaican flora and fauna as stipulated under the Institute of Jamaica Act of 1979. The NHD has, from its inception, been a pioneer of science studies in Jamaica.

Port Royal City

Port Royal once known as the 'Wickedest City on Earth', and one of the largest towns in the English colonies during the late 17^th century. It was a haven for privateers and pirates, such as the famed Sir Henry Morgan, due to its excellent geographic location in the middle of the Caribbean. The buccaneers from Port Royal use preyed and plundered the heavily laden treasure fleets departing from the Spanish controlled colonies. On the morning of June 7th, 1692, a massive earthquake hit Jamaica. The tremors rocked the sandy peninsula on which the town was built, causing buildings to slide and disappear beneath the sea.

African Caribbean Institute

Founded in 1972, the African Caribbean Institute is a part of the Institute of Jamaica. The ACIJ started with the goal to 'deepen the awareness of the contribution of African cultural retention'. In addition to a research centre, the ACIJ also has a museum of Jamaica's African heritage, and offers artifacts and audiovisual displays for your perusal.

The National Art Gallery

The National Gallery of Jamaica, which was established in 1974, is the oldest and largest public art museum in the Anglophone Caribbean. It has a comprehensive collection of early, modern and contemporary art from Jamaica along with smaller Caribbean and international holdings. A significant part of its collections is on permanent view. The NGJ also has an active exhibition programme, which includes retrospectives of work by major Jamaican artists, thematic exhibitions, guest-curated exhibitions, touring exhibitions that originate outside of the island, and the premier national exhibition, the Jamaica Biennial.

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