If you are in Grenada and thinking of doing some sightseeing, there are an abundance of places of interest to visit. This Caribbean holiday destination has several historic forts, functional old style rum distilleries, working cocoa and spice estates plus museums, gardens, lakes, waterfalls and springs. Below are some of the places of interest that you will enjoy visiting while on your Grenada vacation.

Grenada National Museum

The Grenada National Museum is located off Young Street in St Georges, near to the Carenage. This small but interesting museum offers a fine collection of objects and artifacts of the island's history and culture. Even the building in which the museum is housed is historical as it is set in the foundations of an old army barracks and prisons built in 1704.

Rome’s Museum

This is not your normal museum of dry historical facts and figures, rather it is a showcase of how the average person lived in Grenada 50 years ago. The museum is small but definitely one of the places of interest. Located in the small area of Walker, the museum is a creation of Mr. Rome. Walker is approximately 2 miles from Mount Carmel, which is near Tuilleries.

The Carriacou Museum

The Carriacou Museum is housed in a restored cotton gin mill on Paterson Street. The museum is managed by the Carriacou Historical Society and has Amerindian artefacts as well as exhibits tracing the early British and French occupation of the islands. It also has an African section.

Sendall Tunnel

This seven feet tall tunnel was constructed in 1894 and still operates today. It was drilled straight through the rocks of the hill on which Fort George stands and provides a route to get from the Carenage to the other side of town. Still in use today it is a busy thoroughfare for both pedestrians and vehicles.

Fort George

Rising above the northern end of the Carenage in St Georges, this fort was built between 1706 and 1710 on top of earlier fortifications that had been constructed by the French in the 1600’s. The fort continues to be in use even today, housing parts of the Royal Grenada Police Force. This should definitely be on your list of places to visit as it provides fantastic views of the Carenage with the ships alongside the quay and the pastel coloured houses rising up the hills.

Fort Frederick

Fort Frederick is another of Grenada’s historic forts being built by the French after their capture of Grenada from the British in 1779. The fort is on the hills above St Georges and provides stunning views that make you feel that you can see all of Grenada from its ramparts.

Mount Hartman Dove Sanctuary

Grenada has a species of dove that is found nowhere else in the world. Called, quite rightfully, the Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi) it is a protected species. The Mount Hartman Sanctuary is a dry thorn scrub eco-system that provides the opportunity to observe this dove and learn about it. The Sanctuary is located near Woburn Bay.

Belmont Estate

This is an opportunity to see a working cocoa estate plus learn of agricultural history from the middle of the last century. Around the estate there are farming implements from long ago such as an old hand-cranked whetstone that was used for sharpening cutlasses, old steam equipment that was used in preparing the cocoa beans, the rolling sheds on which the beans were dried. Inside one of the buildings are furniture, kitchen equipment, estate ledgers, phone books, personal effects from the last century. This is still a working cocoa estate so beans are still brought to be danced and there are still farm animals around. The estate is in the northeast of the island between Grenville and Levera, just below Tivoli

Dougladston Estate

Lying just outside Gouyave on the west coast, the Dougladston Estate is another of Grenada’s working estates where you can both get an agricultural history lesson and learn about the spices that have made Grenada famous. Depending on the time of year, the estate processes mace, cinnamon, pimento, cloves, nutmeg, tonka beans, sapote. Not only will you see the spices but you can learn how they are reaped and processed plus what they are used for. If the wonderful aroma makes you want to have some of the spices for yourself, you can purchase spices at the estate. Dougladston Estate also processes cocoa so you will also learn about that wonderful bean.

Carlton Cocoa Fermentary

River Antoine Estate and Rum Factory

One of the fascinating places to visit is the Grenada Rum Factory on the River Antoine Estate, which provides guided tours. Rum has been manufactured here for almost 225 years. The factory still uses a water wheel for pressing the sugar cane in a process that has not changed for generations and the island’s only railway still operates for transporting the sugar cane. The River Antoine Estate is in the north near to Lake Antoine and not far from Tivoli.

Claboney Volcanic Hot Spring

Relaxing in the soothing water of a volcanic hot spring is a great way to relieve the tensions of a stress filled life while on a Caribbean holiday. Grenada has several hot springs that are a result of its volcanic origin. The Claboney hot spring in Grenville is one of the easier springs to get to as you can drive to within a short distance of the spring and then walk about one hundred yards to the spring. From St Georges you drive to Grenville via Grand Etang and turn off on the road leading to Claboney. The pool of warm sulphur filled water is about 12 feet by four feet and really is a great vacation relaxer. The spring is open to everyone and there is no charge for visiting.

Grand Etang Lake and Forest Reserve

Grand Etang Lake was formed in the crater of one of Grenada’s extinct volcanoes and is located in the Grand Etang Forest Reserve in the mountains of Grenada’s interior. The beautiful blue waters of Grand Etang Lake and the rich biodiversity of the surrounding forest make this the most popular area in Grenada for hiking and trekking. Hikes range from easy 15-minute walks to more rigorous treks of several hours. Along the trails one can encounter several stunning waterfalls and there are rare wild orchids on the trees plus several points of interest where you can learn the ecology of the area. The rich diversity of bird and animal life also make Grand Etang one of Grenada’s more popular places to visit. The Reserve has very good guides to assist you in learning about the area.

La Saggese Nature Center

This Nature Center is in a quiet mangrove estuary along Grenada’s southwestern coastline. Within the nature center complex there is a salt pond that attracts a variety of bird life including including the brown-crested flycatcher, Caribbean coot, green-backed and little blue heron, and the northern jacuna. There are also three beautiful beaches and a coral reef that provides good snorkeling opportunities.

Lake Antoine

Lake Antoine, which is the source of River Antoine, is a perfectly shaped crater lake formed by the collapsed cone of a volcano. From the top of a nearby hill there is a fine view of the entire lake while along the perimeter of the lake there is a trail that takes you around the entire 16 acres of the lake. Bird watchers will find Lake Antoine an excellent place to visit as it is a birding hotspot with snail kite, the fulvous whistling-duck, large-billed seed-finch, gray kingbird, and limpkins frequently seen.

River Sallee Boiling Springs

The River Sallee Springs are in the northeast of Grenada, about one and a half miles north of Lake Antoine and south of Levera National Park. The hike to the springs is approximately 45 minutes. There are six boiling springs with some of them containing clear salt water. The local Baptists often perform baptisms at these springs while other visitors throw coins in the springs and make a wish.

The Carenage

St Georges has been described as the most picturesque town in the Caribbean and without a doubt it is the Carenage that gives it the beauty. The natural bowl shaped habour that is the Carenage is believed to be the sunken crater of an extinct volcano. You can walk the promenade that rings the harbor looking at the inter-island ferries and colorful fishing boats. Rising up the hills are houses in various pastel shades and numerous examples of Georgian architecture. Leading off from the Carenage are numerous narrow streets and alleys and all along are small restaurants and bars where you can eat and admire the view.

Waterfalls

Grenada’s volcanic nature and rainfall has blessed it with several of the Caribbean’s most beautiful waterfalls. Our Waterfalls Page provides more information on Grenada’s Fresh Water Treasures.

Clarke Court

A definite place of interest is the factory that makes Clarke Court rum. In this factory, steam technology from the last century is very much in use and heavily relied upon for the manufacture of the rum. Those with a love of the environment will truly appreciate how little waste is generated from the process with the majority of the byproducts being reused. After touring the factory you can sample the rums in the hospitality center.

Mt. Rich Amerindian Remains

Located in the village of Mount Rich are a series of ancient Amerindian stone carvings. These petroglyphs depict the daily life of Grenada’s earliest inhabitants. These are the only Amerindian carvings left on the island and provide an amazing snapshot of Grenada’s earliest recorded history.

Grenville

Grenville is the second largest town in Grenada and is located on the eastern coast of Grenada. It has the largest nutmeg processing factory on the island, which offers visitors extensive tours of the entire process of nutmeg preparation.

Carib’s Leap

Carib’s Leap is a steep cliff that falls directly into the sea north of the town of Sauteurs. It is recorded that in 1651, the Carib Indians committed suicide by throwing themselves from the cliff into the sea, rather than by conquered by the French.

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