Attractions

Devon House Heritage Site

Sitting on 11 lush acres in the capital city, the stately Devon House mansion was the home of Jamaica’s first black millionaire, George Stiebel. Built in 1891, on what was originally a 51 acre property.

Visitors to the historical site can go back in time with a tour of the Georgian-style great house. Furnished with a collection of 19th century antiques from Jamaica and the Caribbean region, the house tells the tale of privileged West Indian society in the Victorian Era. The ballroom still has the original English chandelier purchased by Stiebel for the room.

The finely crafted, wooden Great House is even more remarkable given that it was constructed by a man whose background made his climb to success particularly difficult. George Stiebel, the son of a black housekeeper and a German Jewish merchant, made his fortune from investments in gold mines in Venezuela. He purchased 99 properties in Jamaica, including Devon Pen.

Today, the old stables, kitchen and other buildings on the property host some of Jamaica’s finest restaurants, confectioneries and souvenir shops. Devon House I Scream, makers of Jamaica’s premier brand of ice-cream has its flagship store at the location.

26 Hope Road
Kingston 10
New Kingston

Tel: 876-929-6602
Fax: 876-926-0817
http://www.devonhousejamaica.com

Hellshire
Hellshire is one of the oldest continuously settled areas in Jamaica, yet, it has traditionally been one of the most sparsely populated places on the island. 

Hope Botanical Gardens

The Royal Botanical Gardens, commonly called “Hope Gardens”, occupies 200 acres of land in the Ligunaea Plains of urban St Andrew. The gardens were established in 1873 on a section of land from the estate of Major Richard Hope, one of the original English colonisers who arrived with the invading force of Penn and Venables. Today the gardens are the largest public green space in the Kingston metropolitan region, and are home to Jamaica’s most popular collection of endemic and exotic botanical collections.

Bull Bay

On the border between St Andrew and St Thomas lies Bull Bay, coincidentally or not, beside its lesser-known sister bay, Cow Bay. It is said that both bays were so named because the whole area was once a slaughter centre in the days of the buccaneers and the early days of English Colonialism. Bull Bay has an energetic, close-knit community, and at night, the coastline pulsates with rhythms from the various nightclubs that line the beach.

Bob Marley Museum

Museum dedicated to the memory of the late Reggae superstar, Robert "Bob" Marley. 

The National Art Gallery on Ocean Boulevard, has a large collection of works of Jamaican artists.

Lime Cay, Jamaica
Morgan's Harbour Hotel at Port Royal offers an excellent trip out to the offshore island of Lime Cay, a favorite spot of local yachtsmen. The white sand beach and clear water that abounds with fish make skin diving and swimming memorable. 967-8075

Port Royal, Jamaica

Most of the old city of Port Royal, once the pirate capital of the New World, sank beneath the waves in a violent earthquake in 1692.

Over the years much excavation work has been done to recover artifacts from this rich, but wicked town. Fort Charles, where Lord Nelson once strode the quarterdeck, still stands and the silent cannon still keep watch from its battlements.

The Maritime Museum is located in Fort Charles itself while the Port Royal Archaeological and Historical Museum, which houses artifacts salvaged from the sunken city, is situated in the old Naval Hospital.

To get there you can drive beyond Norman Manley International Airport or catch the ferry across the harbour.
Emancipation Park

The Liguanea Club, a recreational and social club for the upper class in society, located on Knutsford Boulevard, owned over 35 acres of land including the former Liguanea Park now the site of Emancipation Park. The Club gave the land measuring seven acres as a gift to the Jamaican Government.

Several government members argued that the land should be converted into a business district, while others felt a multi-functional entertainment complex should be built on the site. The large financial input needed for either venture, was not forthcoming. In 2002 Cabinet granted approval for the transfer of the land to the National Housing Trust on the condition that a park was built and maintained at that location.The land was transferred for one Jamaican dollar.

The park is well known for the 11 ft. (approximately 3m) high bronze sculpture done by Jamaican artist Laura Facey-Cooper, situated at the Park's main entrance. This prominent sculpture comprises two naked black male and female statues gazing to the skies – symbolic of their triumphant rise from the horrors of slavery. The statue was unveiled in July 2003, in time for the Park's first anniversary which caused an out cry from the Jamaican populous who believed that the blatant nudity and generous bodily proportions of the figures were very inappropriate to depict the freedom of black people.

Dunn's River Falls
Dunn's River Falls is one of Jamaica's national treasures. Globally, it is as well known as reggae and equally stimulating. There are few places where the Arawak name "Xayamaca" - land of rivers and springs - is more apt. The Spaniards called the area "Las Chorreras", the waterfalls or springs and it is truly one of the most beautiful spots on the island.
 
Dolphin Cove
Dolphin Cove Jamaica is a marine attraction in Jamaica at which guests swim with dolphins, sharks, and stingrays in their natural sea water environment. Visitors may also interact with other species including iguanas, snakes and a variety of birds.
 
Sun Coast Adventure Park
...where the sun always shines,just fifteen minutes drive east from the Harbour View Round-about. We are Jamaica’s first and largest and best Paintball facility!With that said, Sun Coast Adventure Park is much more than a Paintball field. Guests are guaranteed to have a great time, enjoying our hiking trails, maze, ropes challenge course and zip-line and of course paintball.