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Barbados Museum |
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Hwy 7, Garrison Savannah • 246-427-0201
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ST. MICHAEL PARISH. Located in the former British military prison, the museum opened its doors in 1933. Exhibits detail the island's development from prehistoric to modern times. You will see artifacts dating to 400BC from the Arawak culture. Also on display are slave journals, West Indian maps, cane-harvesting tools, and decorative and fine art. The museum also features a children's gallery, gift shop and a wonderful café where you can rest and refresh with a soda or coffee. |
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Foursquare Rum Distillery & Heritage Park |
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Foursquare Plantation • 246-420-1977 • 246-423-5630
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ST. PHILIP PARISH. This distillery is the island's first since the 1800s. Located on 8 acres of the former Foursquare Plantation, a centuries-old molasses and sugar plantation. Some of the buildings on the site were built in the 17th century. The distillery produces the well regarded Foursquare Spiced Rum. Also on the property is a café serving refreshments, a small folk museum with exhibits about early plantation life, and a shopping area displaying Bajan crafts. |
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Sunbury Plantation House |
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• 246-423-6270
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ST. PHILIP PARISH. A fire in 1995 destroyed all of Sunbury Plantation except the thick stone outer walls. However, the 300-year old home has been fully restored to its previous splendor and is the only great house in Barbados with all rooms open for viewing. This museum provides a glimpse of life on an 18th- or 19th-century Bajan sugar plantation. Period furnishings and old prints decorate the interior, and old carriages and agricultural vehicles provide a glimpse of working life. Once a week or so, the Courtyard restaurant opens for a lovely candlelight dinner served on a 200-year old mahogany table – call ahead for times and reservations. |
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Tyrol Cot Heritage Village |
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Codrington Hill, St Michael • 246-424-2074
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ST. MICHAEL PARISH. This historic house belonged to Sir Grantley Adams, leader of the Bajan independence movement, and was the birthplace of his son Tom, the second Prime Minister of Barbados. The Palladian-style house was built in 1854 of native coral stone. You may tour the home and view the Adams' beautiful antiques and other artifacts. The adjacent four-acre estate has been turned into a "heritage village," representing life in a Barbadian town circa 1920. Blacksmiths, potters and craftsmen work in the former chattel houses, and you may buy their wares. A café serves refreshments. |
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