Travel to Kingston (KIN), Jamaica

Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, is located on the southeastern coast of the island. There are two major sections to this city: 'downtown' and 'uptown,' also referred to as 'New Kingston.' Kingston was for some time Jamaica's only city and is still the commercial and cultural capital. You will notice that the city is assigned the equivalent of zip codes, (Kingston 5, Kingston 10, etc.) which is a good representation of how truly large this city is, especially for an island such as Jamaica.

Popular Vacation Hotspots in Kingston (KIN), Jamaica

A trip to Port Royal, once the pirate capital of the New World, is worth seeing. Over the years excavation work has been done to recover artifacts from this rich town. The Maritime Museum and Port Royal Archaeological and Historical Museum house artifacts salvaged from the sunken city.

Top Tourist Attractions In Kingston (KIN), Jamaica

Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains are the longest mountain range on the island and include its highest point, Blue Mountain Peak, which is 7,402 feet high.

Bob Marley Museum

The museum is located on the site of Bob Marley’s home, in which the legendary reggae musician lived from 1975 until his death in 1981, and it was also the location of the Tuff Gong recording studio.

Devon House

Devon House is an important national monument and represents the island’s cultural diversity.

Hope Botanical Gardens

This 20-hectare (50-acre) oasis of beauty in the middle of downtown Kingston is the largest botanical garden in the West Indies and features pleasant paths that meander past manicured lawns and tranquil gardens, including a cactus garden, orchid house, a forest garden and an ornamental pond.

Jablum Coffee Company

In the Blue Mountain hamlet of Mavis Bank, on the trail to Blue Mountain Peak, is the Jablum Coffee Company. The nearly 100-year-old company is famous for its Blue Mountain coffee, and if they are interested visitors can tour the working factory to watch the production process along with sampling the brew.

National Gallery

Jamaica's important art collection is often overlooked by tourists, but is well worth visiting. Kingston's National Gallery displays the works of Jamaica's talented artists.

Port Royal

Port Royal was once a 17th-century haven for a variety of hedonistic pirates and malcontents dedicated to looting Spanish vessels throughout the Caribbean. One morning in 1692, however, an earthquake and tidal wave destroyed most of the town along with a couple of thousand residents.

Spanish Town

The neighborhood known as Spanish Town is on the western outskirts of Kingston, and was capital of the island under Spanish rule between 1662 and 1872.

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