Places to visit in Jamaica

Located in Bluefields at Belmont, this monument is a tribute to the reggae superstar Peter Tosh. It is the tomb of the music star and also a mausoleum.

Designed and planned by John Bacon in 1801, this edifice was built in Parade Square to honour Admiral George Rodney. He was the commander-in-chief of the West Indian Naval Station and saved the country of Jamaica at the Battle of the Saints against a combined invasion by Spanish and French fleets.

Paul Bogle, a national hero, was born in Stony Gut. He was a practicing Baptist Minister and led the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865. Stony Gut was destroyed as the rebellion came to end. Now it has been preserved and restored as a Memorial garden built in the honour of Bogle. In place of Bogle’s church now stands a plaque on a concrete mount.

This gallery displays, chronologically in ten galleries, the finest items of Jamaican art from 1922 to the present day. It is located in Kingston and is open from 10am to 4.30pm on weekdays.

The Bob Marley Museum is the house of the great musician displaying his achievements from 1975 to 1981.Nine Mile Museum where Marley, the musician spent his early childhood days are most important places in Jamaica that tourists must not miss.

This is the most beautiful place of Jamaica with its eight cascading falls surrounded with forest area and limestone cliffs. They fall from 36m from top to bottom.

Frenchman’s Cove features white sand beach and fresh water river.

There is a 90 minute show that elaborates on the history of Jamaica from Tiano days to the present day to help the tourists know more about Jamaica. This is conducted at 3pm daily in ‘Outameni cultural village’, opposite to Royalton resort. ‘African Caribbean Heritage Centre’ in Kingston houses a huge library. It preserves the folklore traditions of Jamaica and the socio-cultural aspects of the African Diaspora. Moreover, the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival, Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest, Caribbean Heritage Fest, World Reggae Dance Championships, Port Royal Seafood Festival are many other festivals and celebrations are held annually on this lively island and are worth witnessing.