Plan a trip to Barbados

Places to see in Barbados

12 of the 57 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  BridgetownUNESCO

  City · Saint Michael

  Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town".

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: P.Lechien (CC0). Map

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  Saint Ann's FortUNESCO

  Fort · Saint Michael

  Saint Ann's Fort is a historic military fort in Barbados. It is located in the Garrison Historic Area. It was built by the British in 1705, and named for Queen Anne of Great Britain.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Speightstown

  Town · Saint Peter

  Speightstown, also known as Little Bristol, is the second largest town in Barbados. It is situated 12 miles (19 km) north of the capital city of Bridgetown, in the northern parish of Saint Peter.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Gregory O. Thompson (Public domain). Map

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  Holetown

  Town · Saint James

  Holetown is a small city located in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Holetown is located in the parish of Saint James on the sheltered west coast of the island.

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  Oistins

  Town · Christ Church

  Oistins is a coastal area located in the country of Barbados. It is situated centrally along the coastline of the parish of Christ Church, and is the parish capital. The area includes a fishing village as well as a tourist area with a variety of bars, rum shops, and shopping arcades.

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  Nidhe Israel Synagogue

  Religious · Saint Michael

  The Nidḥe Israel Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Synagogue Lane in Bridgetown, Barbados. It is the only synagogue in Barbados, and is bordered by the wider Magazine Lane, James, Coleridge and Pinfold streets, it is a part of the Synagogue Historic District.

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  Carlisle Bay

  Beach · Saint Michael

  Carlisle Bay is a small natural harbour located in the southwest region of Barbados. The island nation's capital, Bridgetown, is situated on this bay which has been turned into a marine park. Carlisle Bay's marine park is a popular spot on the island for scuba diving.

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  Harrison's Cave

  Cave · Saint Thomas

  Harrison's Cave is a tourist attraction in the country of Barbados, first mentioned in 1795. Tourists can access the subterranean environment on a tramway.

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  St Nicholas Abbey

  Museum · Saint Peter

  St Nicholas Abbey is located in Saint Peter, Barbados, and is a plantation house, museum and rum distillery. Colonel Benjamin Berringer built the house in 1658. This house is one of only three genuine Jacobean mansions in the Western Hemisphere.

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  State House

  City · Saint Michael

  The State House is the official residence and office of the president of Barbados. It was built in 1702 during the colonial days and served as a Quaker Plantation, until it was purchased by the imperial government, to act as a replacement to the Bagatelle Great House in the Parish of St Thomas.

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  Emancipation Statue

  Memorial · Saint Michael

  The Emancipation Statue is a public sculpture symbolising the "breaking of the chains" of slavery at Emancipation. It is located in Barbados, east of Bridgetown at centre of the J.T.C. Ramsay roundabout formed at the junction of the ABC Highway and Highway 5.

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  George Washington House

  Heritage site · Saint Michael

  George Washington House in Barbados is a historic house where the future first U.S. President George Washington and his half-brother Lawrence stayed in 1751. The house is now a museum focusing on the Washington visit and Barbados at that time.

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