Mission House (63 Gun Square Road, Bodden Town, Grand Cayman) – this is a classic two-floor gabled Caymanian house on wooden posts, dating back to the 1840s and restored by the National Trust. The building got its nickname from early missionaries, teachers, and families who lived there while helping establish the Presbyterian ministry and school […]
Little Cayman National Trust (Blossom Village, Little Cayman) – this old school Caymanian cottage overlooks the local Booby Pond Nature Reserve. There are telescopes on the breezy second-floor deck that allow close-up views of their markings and nests, as well as the other feathered friends. Within the cottage, you’ll find shell collections, panels and dioramas […]
Little Cayman Museum (across from Booby Pond Nature Reserve, Blossom Village, Little Cayman) — The museum displays relics and artifacts, including a recently added wing devoted to maritime memorabilia, that provide a good overview of this tiny island’s history and heritage.
Heritage House (218 North East Bay Road, Spot Bay, Cayman Brac) — This museum and event centre sits on grounds landscaped with native flora. The reproduction Cayman cottage is located on a large lot on the north side of Cayman Brac edging up to the bluff. Historical and cultural features along with narrative panels reveal […]
Cayman Motor Museum (864 North West Point Road, West Bay) – on display are 80 vehicles that collectively provide a historical tour of motoring throughout the world, starting with the very first car ever made – an 1886 Benz. There’s also a replica of a 1905 Cadillac – the first ever vehicle in existence in […]
Cayman Islands National Museum (Harbor Drive, George Town) – located within the Old Courts building in the island’s capital, the Museum building not only houses Caymans’ national treasures today, but is the oldest public building in the Cayman Islands. Once used as a jail, courthouse, dancehall, and postal office, among other functions, the Museum building […]
Cayman Islands Brewery (366 Shamrock Road, Red Bay, Grand Cayman) – this local brewery makes the following beers: Caybrew (a full-bodied yet light light lager with a crisp hop finish), White Tip (a moderate pilsner), and Ironshore Bock (an amber-colored brew). Free tours are available on the hour (which must be arranged beforehand). The brewery’s […]
The U.S. National Parks Service maintains this huge colonial military complex, comprising Castillo El Morro and Castillo San Cristóbal. These fortresses were constructed throughout the 17th and 18th centuries to defend the San Juan coastline from other European powers who at one time or another attempted to invade Puerto Rico. It’s an area that rises […]
Casa Bacardí Visitor Center (Bay View Industrial Park, Rte. 165, Km 2.6, at Rte. 888, Cataño,)– Exiled from Cuba, the Bacardí family built a small rum distillery here in the 1950s. Today it’s the world’s largest, with the capacity to produce 100,000 gallons of spirits a day and 21 million cases a year. You can […]
Parque Histórico Juan Ponce de León (Rte. 2, Km 6.4, Guaynabo) — In 1508, Ponce de León established the island’s first settlement here. The Caparra Ruins—a few crumbling walls—are all that remain of an ancient fort. The small Museo de la Conquista y Colonización de Puerto Rico (Museum of the Conquest and Colonization of Puerto […]