Welcome to Barbados
Historic Sites
| Barbados Concorde Experience |
| Barbados Garrison |
| Former 17th century British military base, now open to the public. |
| Barbados Museum & Historical Society |
| An engaging glimpse into the history of Barbados. |
| Codrington College |
| This school was named after the renowned Codrington family and features beautifully landscaped grounds and a large lily pond. |
| Drax Hall |
| This building's traditional, mid-19th century British architecture makes an interesting contrast with the lush tropical landscape. |
| Folkestone Marine Park & Visitor Centre |
| Farley Hill |
| This 19th-century plantation house was destroyed by fire, leaving behind a spectacular ruin. |
| Garrison Savannah |
| Alongside Barbados Museum, site of former British soldier barracks, now used for horse racing. |
| St. Nicholas Abbey |
| Jacobean plantation house surrounded by sugarcane fields: dine on the bottom floor and soak in that colonial elegance. |
| Foursquare Distillery |
| Factory tour; Historic site |
| George Washington House |
| A nineteen year-old George Washington spent two months at this house, making Barbados the only foreign nation Washington ever visited. |
| Sunbury Plantation House |
| A holiday in Barbados is incomplete until you visit Sunbury Plantation House at Sunbury, St. Philip. There you will experience one of the many stylish plantation houses on the island, while taking the opportunity to enjoy a tasty Barbadian fare. Built in 1660 by Anglo-Irish planter Matthew Chapman, Sunbury has been through many perilous times, including a fire which caused much destruction. In 1981, Angela and Keith Melville purchased and restored it to its glory days. |
| Jewish Synagogue |
| Oldest Jewish synagogue in the Western hemisphere, dating back to 1654. |
| St. Michael's Cathedral |
| The first American President George Washington attended services at this Bridgetown church in 1751. |
| Morgan Lewis Mill |
| Windmill with all its original machinery; climb to the top for some great views of the island. |
| Gun Hill Signal Station |
| This former British outpost affords spectacular panoramic views of the island. |
| Heritage Park |
| Harry Bayley Observatory |
| Built in 1963, this is the headquarters of the Barbados Astronomical Society. The observatory is equipped with a 14-inch reflector telescope, certainly one of the largest in the Eastern Caribbean |
| Parliament Buildings |
| 3rd Oldest Parliament in the Western hemisphere. Two late 19th century buildings built of coral stone, now important architectural landmarks in Bridgetown. |
| National Heroes Square |
| Across from the Parliament Buildings and bordered by High and Trafalgar streets, this triangular "square" (formerly called Trafalgar Square) marks the centre of town. Its monument to Lord Horatio Nelson (although Nelson was in Barbados only briefly in 1777, when he was a 19-year-old navy lieutenant) predates Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square by 36 years. Also here are a war memorial and a fountain that commemorates the advent of running water on Barbados in 1865. |
| Rum Factory and Heritage Park |
| Old-fashioned sugar refinery: archaic machinery, folk art fairs, a sculpture garden and fields of sugarcane create a unique atmosphere sure to please the most jaded tourists. |
| Grenade Hall Forest and Signal Station |
| Brighton House |
| Built in 1652, this is one of the oldest houses on the island of Barbados. |
| Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill |