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Kingston

The new Kingston is even busier than the old; suburbs have grown up around residences of officials and wealthy merchants. The Kingston Craft Market on Port Royal Street is a shopper's mecca, and North of downtown is 50-acre (20-hectare) National Heroes Park, where Jamaican leaders Alexander Bustamante, Norman Manley and Marcus Garvey are buried.

King's House on Hope Road was built in 1907 as the official residence for the governor-general. Surrounding the house are immaculately landscaped grounds, which are open Mon.-Fri. 8-5; phone (876) 927-6424.

Hellshire Beach, 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Kingston on the coast, has 200,000-year-old Two Sisters Cave with rare Taíno petroglyphs. Nearby is Fort Clarence Beach, a seaside recreational complex. Both beaches are popular with the locals on weekends.

Visitor Information

Jamaica Tourist Board, Kingston 64 Knutsford Blvd. Kingston, JAMAICA . Phone:(876)929-9200

Attractions

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park

Bob Marley Museum

Castleton Botanical Gardens

Devon House Heritage Site

Institute of Jamaica

Kingston Parish Church

National Gallery of Jamaica

Royal Botanic Gardens and Hope Zoo

University of the West Indies

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