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Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Category: Sightseeing - Montego Bay Attractions & Activities
Address: Granville Main Rd, Montego Bay
Once an immense sugar plantation encompassing 50,000 acres, the Barnett Estate is one of the area's finest examples of Old World colonialism in Jamaica. Today, the 3000 or so acre plantation still produces crops such as sugar cane and mangoes. Distinguished visitors, including Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy, have graced the doors of the...
Category: Sightseeing - Montego Bay Attractions & Activities
Address: Chester Castle, Montego Bay
Built in the early 1800s, the Belvedere Estate has a long history of prosperity and destruction. It was one of the area's largest sugar producers for decades but became one of the first casualties of the 1831 Christmas Rebellion, leaving ruins that still stand. Today, craftspeople in period dress reenact some of the daily tasks performed over a...
Category: Sightseeing - Montego Bay Attractions & Activities
Address: Half Moon Shopping Village, Montego Bay
As the most famous reggae musician in history, Bob Marley can certainly be defined as a Jamaican legend. At the Bob Marley Experience's 68-seat theater, visitors will be allowed a glimpse into this legend's life and work. Admission is free, and shows start every hour on the hour from 9am-6pm.
Category: Sightseeing - Montego Bay Attractions & Activities
Address: Route A, 14 miles (23km) east of Montego Bay, Montego Bay
Built between 1780 and 1800, the Greenwood Great House contains perhaps the finest example of antiques in the Montego Bay area. Owners Bob and Ann Betton go out of their way to explain the antique furniture, oil paintings, and musical instruments to their guests. Connected to the famous family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the house also features...
Category: Sightseeing - Montego Bay Attractions & Activities
Address: Sam Sharpe Sq, Montego Bay
The Museum of Montego Bay is a fairly new attraction located in Sam Sharpe Square. The exhibits celebrate the rich history of the island's inhabitants, particularly those who helped build and cultivate Jamaica's "second city," Montego Bay. Tracing the history from its early days as a seaport town to its modern-day manifestation as a tourist...
Category: Sightseeing - Montego Bay Attractions & Activities
Address: South of Montego Bay, Anchovy
The Rocklands Feeding Station in Anchovy is well worth the short drive for birdwatchers who want to get a glimpse of some of the area's distinctive wildlife. For over 50 years, birds from the region have held afternoon feasts at this sanctuary, affording visitors a chance to see the famed Doctor Bird, Jamaica's national bird. But these tiny...
Category: Sightseeing - Montego Bay Attractions & Activities
Address: North Coast Hwy, across from Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay
Perhaps the most famous great house in the country, Rose Hall has a history fraught with tragedy and mystery. One-time owner Annie Palmer, better known as "The White Witch," supposedly helped hasten the death of three husbands and one plantation hand (reported to be her lover). The tragic though suspenseful story casts a mysterious aura around...
