Kingston (Jamaica) Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Kingston is in Jamaica.
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Understand
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.' 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.
Get in
By plane
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), 53 Knutsford Boulevard, Phone: 1-888-247-7678, [1]. Located in the southern part of the city, overlooking Kingston Harbour. As of June 2006, Manley International Airport is served by Air Jamaica, British Airways, Air Canada, Continental Airlines, Cayman Airways, Copa Airlines, BWIA, Spirit Airlines, US Airways, Delta Airlines, and American Airlines.
By car
By bus
By boat
Get around
See
- Bob Marley Museum, 56 Hope Road, Phone: +1 876-927-9152.
- Devon House, 26 Hope Road, Phone: +1 876-926-0815. Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM. Nice classic Jamaican mansion. The courtyard has craft shops, a restaurant and an ice cream shop with Jamaican fruit flavors. US$6 includes tour.
- Hope Botanical Gardens The Largest Botanical Garden in the Caribbean.
- Institute of Jamaica, 12 East St., Phone: +1 876-922-0620. M-Th 9:30AM-5PM, F 9:30AM-4PM. Home to the museums of Jamaican national and West Indian history, art galleries and a West Indian Reference Library with the world's largest collection of its kind.
- National Gallery of Jamaica, 12 Ocean Blvd, Phone: +1 876-922-1561, [2]. Works by Jamaican artists on display.
- Port Royal Area, Notorious 17th century pirate haven.
Do
Kingston is the host of many great clubs. Found in New Kingston, there are many clubs that party until the early morning hours. The Quad, and Asylum are only a couple of the very popular clubs.
Learn
Work
Buy
- Kingston Crafts Market
Eat
- Jerk, curried, fricassed or brown stew chicken, pork or fish
- Escovitched fish
- Ackee and saltfish (codfish)
- Beef, chicken, callaloo patties (also available with shrimp or lobster)
- Curried mutton (goat)
- Mangoes, sugar cane, paw-paw (papaya), guava, june plum, jackfruit, star apples
- roasted corn
- bammy
Budget
Mid-range
Splurge
Drink
Drink Red Stripe and Appleton Rum. If you've got the guts, try some Wray & Nephew overproof white rum (locals refer to it as "whites"): a drink that is usually around 160 proof.
There's also refreshing coconut water, cane juice, sorrel (only served around Christmas time), Irish Moss, and tamarind drink or genuine Jamaican "Blue Mountain" coffee (according to experts it is perhaps the best tasting, most expensive and most sought after coffee in the world)
Sleep
Budget
- Chelsea Hotel $40 USD.
Mid-range
Splurge
Contact
Stay safe
It should be noted, however, to exercise general safety precautions while in Kingston. Like any large city anywhere in the world, it is home to a higher number of crimes than the rest of the island. Common sense and precaution should ensure a pleasant experience. If you find yourself in need of police, the emergency number is 119.
Cope
Get out
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