Find places in Jamaica

Must-Haves

• Bob Marley Museum (Hope Road)
  The house where Bob Marley lived and recorded, with guided tours through his rooms and studio.
• National Gallery of Jamaica (Downtown Kingston)
  The largest public collection of Jamaican art, from Edna Manley to intuitive painters.
• Devon House (Hope Road)
  A grand nineteenth century mansion built by Jamaica's first Black millionaire, with lawns, shops and famous ice cream.

Fun for Everyone

• Trench Town Culture Yard (Trench Town)
  The tenement yard where Bob Marley lived as a young man, now a small community museum with local guides.

Off the Beaten Path

• Hope Gardens (Hope Road)
  Large botanical gardens beside a small zoo, loved by Kingston families on weekends.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Gloria's Seafood Restaurant (Port Royal)
  A Port Royal institution for escoveitch fish, bammy and festival by the harbour.

Must-Haves

• Usain Bolt's Tracks and Records (Marketplace, Constant Spring Road)
  A lively sports bar and Jamaican kitchen owned by the sprint legend.

Must-Haves

• Café Blue (Barbican)
  A local coffee chain serving real Blue Mountain coffee and pastries.

Great for Date Night

• Devon House I Scream (Devon House, Hope Road)
  Generations of Kingstonians queue here for rum and raisin or grape nut ice cream.

Fun for Everyone

• Kingston Dub Club (Skyline Drive, Jacks Hill)
  A hillside sound system session on Sunday nights with the lights of the city below.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Coronation Market (Downtown Kingston)
  The biggest and busiest market in the Caribbean, best visited with a local guide.

Must-Haves

• Things Jamaican at Devon House (Devon House, Hope Road)
  Locally made crafts, sauces, coffee and gifts in one easy store.

Off the Beaten Path

• Liberty Hall (King Street)
  The restored headquarters of Marcus Garvey, with a small museum on his movement.

Must-Haves

• Holywell Recreational Area (Blue Mountains)
  Cool forest trails and lookouts in the Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains National Park.

Off the Beaten Path

• Lime Cay (Off Port Royal)
  A tiny sand cay reached by boat from Port Royal, popular with locals on Sundays.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Craighton Coffee Estate (Irish Town, Blue Mountains)
  A working coffee estate tour with views down the valleys of the Blue Mountains.

Must-Haves

• Strawberry Hill (Irish Town, Blue Mountains)
  A mountainside hotel above the city founded by Chris Blackwell, with views over Kingston.

Fun for Everyone

• The Courtleigh (Knutsford Boulevard)
  A central business hotel in New Kingston close to restaurants and the park.

Must-Haves

• Jamaica Carnival (Kingston)
  Soca, fetes and costumed road marches through the city in the weeks after Easter.

Must-Haves

• Hip Strip (Gloucester Avenue)
  The main strip of bars, craft stalls and beaches, busy day and night.

Fun for Everyone

• Rafting on the Martha Brae (Trelawny)
  Gentle bamboo raft rides poled by a captain along a jungle river.

Off the Beaten Path

• Luminous Lagoon (Falmouth)
  Night boat trips on a bay that glows when the water moves.

Must-Haves

• Doctor's Cave Beach (Gloucester Avenue)
  The famous Montego Bay beach with clear calm water and lifeguards.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Dead End Beach (Kent Avenue)
  A small free beach by the airport where locals watch sunsets and planes come in.

Off the Beaten Path

• Mayfield Falls (Westmoreland)
  River pools and small falls you walk up with a guide in the hills.

Must-Haves

• Rose Hall Great House (Rose Hall)
  A restored plantation great house and the setting of the White Witch legend.
• Sam Sharpe Square (Downtown Montego Bay)
  The square named for the hero of the 1831 Christmas Rebellion, with a memorial statue.

Off the Beaten Path

• Greenwood Great House (Greenwood)
  A quieter great house with antique instruments and long views over the coast.
• Falmouth Historic District (Falmouth)
  A Georgian port town with old stone buildings and a busy Wednesday market.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Scotchies (Coral Gardens, Ironshore)
  Famous pit jerk chicken, pork and festival served under thatched huts.
• Pork Pit (Gloucester Avenue)
  A long running open air jerk spot on the Hip Strip.

Great for Date Night

• The Houseboat Grill (Montego Bay Freeport)
  A floating restaurant moored in the lagoon, reached by a little ferry.

Fun for Everyone

• Margaritaville Montego Bay (Gloucester Avenue)
  A big fun bar with a waterslide into the sea and night parties.

Great for Date Night

• Pier 1 (Howard Cooke Boulevard)
  A waterfront restaurant and bar known for its weekend parties.

Must-Haves

• Harbour Street Craft Market (Downtown Montego Bay)
  The largest craft market in town for carvings, prints and souvenirs.

Must-Haves

• Half Moon (Rose Hall)
  A large historic resort with a long beach and many villas.

Fun for Everyone

• S Hotel Jamaica (Gloucester Avenue)
  A design hotel on the Hip Strip with a rooftop pool beside Doctor's Cave Beach.

Must-Haves

• Reggae Sumfest (Catherine Hall)
  Jamaica's biggest reggae and dancehall festival every July.

Must-Haves

• Seven Mile Beach (Norman Manley Boulevard)
  A long sweep of soft sand and calm water lined with small hotels and bars.
• Blue Hole Mineral Spring (Brighton)
  A deep natural limestone pool with a ladder and a jump platform.

Off the Beaten Path

• Booby Cay (Off Long Bay)
  A small uninhabited island reached by boat, good for snorkelling.

Fun for Everyone

• Long Bay Beach Park (Norman Manley Boulevard)
  A public beach park with space for picnics.

Must-Haves

• Rick's Cafe (West End)
  The famous cliff top bar for sunset and cliff jumping.

Off the Beaten Path

• Pushcart Restaurant and Rum Bar (West End)
  A cliffside bar with street food and live music at sunset.

Fun for Everyone

• Alfred's Ocean Palace (Norman Manley Boulevard)
  A beach bar with long running reggae nights on the sand.
• Bourbon Beach (Norman Manley Boulevard)
  A classic beach venue for live reggae shows.

Great for Date Night

• The Caves (West End)
  A boutique hotel with dinners in candlelit sea caves.

Low Cost and Authentic

• 3 Dives Jerk Centre (West End)
  A simple cliff side jerk spot loved for its sunsets.

Fun for Everyone

• Ivan's Restaurant (Catcha Falling Star, West End)
  A cliffside restaurant known for its sunset views and seafood.

Fun for Everyone

• Negril Lighthouse (West End)
  The old lighthouse at the western tip of the island.

Off the Beaten Path

• YS Falls (St. Elizabeth)
  A family owned estate with tiered falls and a rope swing.

Must-Haves

• Rockhouse Hotel (West End)
  Thatched villas on the cliffs with ladders into the sea.

Great for Date Night

• Tensing Pen (West End)
  Quiet cottages on the cliffs with plenty of space and privacy.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Negril Craft Market (Negril town)
  Local carvings, art and souvenirs near the roundabout.

Must-Haves

• Dunn's River Falls (Ocho Rios)
  Climb the terraced falls hand in hand with a guide.
• Blue Hole (Island Gully Falls, near Ocho Rios)
  Swimmable turquoise pools and jumps in the hills.

Fun for Everyone

• Konoko Falls and Park (Ocho Rios)
  Gardens, falls and a small museum of Jamaican history.
• Turtle River Park (Ocho Rios)
  A small free park with ponds and paths in the town centre.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Mahogany Beach (Ocho Rios)
  A small beach east of town used by locals.

Fun for Everyone

• Mystic Mountain (Ocho Rios)
  A chairlift, bobsled ride and zip lines through rainforest.
• Dolphin Cove (Ocho Rios)
  A marine park next to Dunn's River with water activities.

Must-Haves

• Green Grotto Caves (Discovery Bay)
  Limestone caves with a lake and a long history of hiding people.

Off the Beaten Path

• Fern Gully (A3, Ocho Rios)
  A winding road through a deep gorge of ferns.

Must-Haves

• Firefly (Port Maria)
  Noel Coward's hilltop home with one of the best views in Jamaica.

Off the Beaten Path

• Goldeneye (Oracabessa)
  Ian Fleming's old estate, now a hotel with a beach and lagoon.
• Nine Mile (St. Ann)
  Bob Marley's birthplace and resting place in the hills.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Scotchies Drax Hall (Drax Hall)
  The Ocho Rios branch of the famous pit jerk centre.
• Miss T's Kitchen (Ocho Rios)
  Colourful home style Jamaican cooking with a garden setting.

Great for Date Night

• Toscanini (Harmony Hall, Tower Isle)
  Italian dishes with Jamaican produce in a historic house.

Must-Haves

• Ocho Rios Craft Park (Ocho Rios)
  Stalls of carvings, baskets and souvenirs.

Must-Haves

• Jamaica Inn (Ocho Rios)
  A classic small hotel on a private cove.

Great for Date Night

• Goldeneye Hotel (Oracabessa)
  A stylish hideaway on Ian Fleming's former estate.

Fun for Everyone

• Sandals Ochi (Ocho Rios)
  A large adults resort on the beach.

Must-Haves

• Rebel Salute (St. Ann)
  A roots reggae festival held each January.

Must-Haves

• Frenchman's Cove (Port Antonio)
  A small beach where a cold river meets the sea.
• Blue Lagoon (Port Antonio)
  A deep lagoon of blue and green water fed by springs.

Fun for Everyone

• Winnifred Beach (Fairy Hill)
  A free public beach loved by locals with food stalls.

Off the Beaten Path

• Reach Falls (Manchioneal)
  Cool falls and pools in the forest.
• Somerset Falls (Hope Bay)
  Falls in a gorge reached by a short boat ride.

Must-Haves

• Boston Jerk Centre (Boston Bay)
  Jerk stalls in the place where the style is said to be born.

Great for Date Night

• Trident Hotel (Port Antonio)
  Fine dining in a stylish coastal hotel.

Must-Haves

• Rio Grande Rafting (Berridale)
  Gentle bamboo raft trips down the Rio Grande.

Off the Beaten Path

• Boston Bay surf (Boston Bay)
  Small waves where locals teach beginners to surf.

Must-Haves

• Folly Mansion (Folly Point)
  The ruins of a grand concrete mansion by the sea.

Fun for Everyone

• Errol Flynn Marina (Port Antonio)
  The marina where boats come and go and families stroll.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Musgrave Market (Port Antonio)
  The local market for fruit and crafts.

Must-Haves

• Geejam (San San)
  A boutique hotel with a recording studio by the sea.

Great for Date Night

• Hotel Mockingbird Hill (Drapers)
  A small eco hotel in the hills with sea views.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Great Huts (Boston Bay)
  Treehouse style huts on the cliffs.

Must-Haves

• Treasure Beach (St. Elizabeth)
  A quiet stretch of fishing villages and small bays.

Off the Beaten Path

• Lovers Leap (Southfield)
  A cliff lookout high above the south coast.

Fun for Everyone

• Frenchman's Bay (Treasure Beach)
  A small sandy bay with calm water.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Jack Sprat (Treasure Beach)
  A beach restaurant for crab, fish and pizza.

Fun for Everyone

• Appleton Estate (Nassau Valley)
  Rum tours at a historic estate.

Low Cost and Authentic

• Middle Quarters pepper shrimp (Middle Quarters)
  Roadside vendors sell spicy river shrimp.