Botanical Gardens - see
the many species of tropical and
subtropical plants that inhabit
Trinidad & Tobago.
Brian Lara Promenade -
strolling or liming in the
promenade, people gossiping, ,
playing cards or a board games
eating, drinking and some
shopping.
Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception - an Roman
Catholic church built in the
early 1800's.
Charlotte Street - the
heart of Port of Spain....find
gifts, souvenirs and clothing to
carry for friends and family.
City Gate - Port of Spain
main transportation hub which
occupies the old rail station on
South Quay.
Desperadoes Pan Theatre
-located on top of Laventille
Hill which is home to WITCO
Desperadoes Steel
Orchestra...one of many
steelbands in Trinidad & Tobago.
Emperor Valley Zoo - see
the local animals that are
indigenous to Trinidad & Tobago
as well as other animals seen in
most zoos.
Frederick Street - also
the heart of Port of
Spain....more shopping for
gifts, souvenirs and clothing.
Fort Picton (Martello Tower)
- dating back to the early
1800's which was built by
Trinidad's first brutal governor
Thomas Picton.
Fort Chacon - built in
the late 1700's to the last
spanish Governor of Trinidad
called Don Cosmo Damien Churruca
which set up an observatory and
fixed the first accurate
meridian in the "new world".
Gingerbread Houses -
former mansions, now are offices
to foreign embassies and local
government
La
Laja Nature Retreat - a
nature retreat located in
Maraval.
Mosque - Port of Spain's
largest mosque located at foot
of Laventille hill and the
corner of Piccadilly and Queen
Streets.
National Museum & Art Gallery
- learn about the culture and
history that make Trinidad &
Tobago unique.
Queen's Park Oval - watch
either the West Indies or
Trinidad & Tobago play a game of
cricket.
Queen's Park Savannah -
sit in the Grand Stand or North
Stand to watch the carnival
shows, in additional to many
other events schedule during the
year.
The
Red House - where the
Trinidad & Tobago government
sits for the parliament.
Trinity Cathedral - an
Anglican church also built in
the early 1800's.
Woodford Square - next to
the redhouse....catch up on all
the government bachannal and
news!
Trinidad Sites & Attractions
Aripo Caves - Trinidad's
largest cave system featuring
fantastic formations of
stalactites and stalagmites.
Aripo Savannah - a
scientific reserve near Sangre
Grande.
Arena Dam - located near
San Rafael, a big reservoir that
feeds much of Northern Trinidad.
Asa
Wright Nature Centre -
naturalists walking tour for
visitors interested in birds and
wildlife that in habited
Trinidad & Tobago.
Beaches - spend the day
soaking up the sun, bathing in
de waves, having a coconut water
at one of Trinidad many beaches.
Brasso Seco - a village
famous for coca, coffee and
parang music.
Caroni Bird Sanctuary -
the home of the Scarlet Ibis
(bird) ....... a large wetland
bird sanctuary on the north-west
coast.
Clever Woods -settlement
for the Amerindian tribe and
also home to the Santa Rosa
Festival.
Chaguaramas Military History and
Aviation Museum - the
only military and aviation
museum in the Caribbean.
Devil's Woodyard - a live
bubbling mud volcanoes.
Diego Martin Valley - the
world famous Blue Basin
waterfalls.
Fort Abercromby -
overlooking Las Cuevas and
Blanchisseuse.
Fort George - overlooking
Port of Spain, the fort dates
back to the earliest British
days built in 1800's.
Galera Point - the oldest
lighthouse in Trinidad where the
Atlantic Ocean meets the
Caribbean Sea.
Gasparee Caves -
Trinidad's offshore islands that
houses the ruins of colonial
fortifications and caves.
High Street - San Fernando
- more shopping for tourist, the
largest city in South Trinidad.
Hollis Reservoir -
birdwatching sanctuaries in the
foothills of the Northern Range
mountain.
La
Vega Garden Centre - set
along bamboo groves, has a large
selections of tropical plants
and flowers.
Lopinot Complex - located
in Lopinot valley, which has a
restore French estate built in
the 1800's also home of the
parang music at christmas time.
Maracas Lookout - a
fantastic view overlooking
Maracas Bay and Balata Bay.
Maracas Waterfall -
another beautiful waterfall
located in the Northern Range
just north of St. Joseph.
Mount St Benedict - the
oldest Benedictine monastery in
the Caribbean, built in the
early 1900's,which lies on the
Northern Range mountain.
Macqueripe - A swimming
location located at the end of
Tucker Valley Road.
Nariva Swamp - a
freshwater system wildlife
sanctuary.
National Science Centre -
educational centre design to
teach children science in the
world we live.
Navet Reservoir - located
near Tabaquite, a vast lake for
picnics and hikes.
North Post Marine Radio Station
- a panoramic view overlooking
the North Coast.
Palmiste National Park -
40 acres of park located near
San Fernando that has jogging
tracks, nature trails, picnic
shelters and an arboretum.
Paramin - a centre
located up in the hills near
Maraval Village, home to
authentic parang music and folk
traditions.
Paria Waterfall - another
beautiful waterfall located
along the North Coast.
Pitch Lake - a natural
churning asphalt.....you may
walk on the asphalt but heavy
objects such as cars will sink,
in addition items been known to
disappear and reappear years
later.
Pointe-à-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust
- a research and conservation
centre for the protection of
endanger waterfowl and bird
sanctuary.
Point Galeota - located
on Trinidad's southeast tip, a
oil and gas reserve .
Point Lisas - an
industrial estate that produces
natural gas, oil, methanol,
ammonia, fertiliser and steel.
Quinam Recreational Park
- a forested area located in
Southern Trinidad that has
nature trails and picnic
shelters.
River Estate Water Wheel
- Sugar estates powered by the
old fashion water wheel for
energy.
San
Fernando Hill - a lookout
point overlooking the city of
San Fernando, Northern Range,
Southern and Central Trinidad.
Santa Cruz Valley - a
plant and flower nurseries.
Sewdass Sadhu Shiv Mandir
(Waterloo) - a hindi
temple that stands in the sea
built in the 1930's.
Tobago
Sites & Attractions
Adventure Farm and Nature
Reserve - a 12-acre
estate bird and wildlife
sanctuary and orchards for
picking fresh fruit.
Arnos Vale Waterwheel and Nature
Park - an 18th-century
sugar factory where a waterwheel
powers the mill in addition a
nature park.
Argyle Waterfall - well
you think Trinidad has beautiful
waterfalls.....well check this
one out that is in Tobago.
Beaches - spend the day
soaking up the sun, bathing in
de waves, snorkelling, diving,
having a coconut water at one of
Tobago many beaches.
Botanic Gardens - see
many species of tropical trees
and shrubs sloping down the
Claude Noel Highway to downtown
Scarborough.
Buccoo Reef - a marine
park, accessible by boats where
snorkelling, diving and swimming
can be done to see many of
species of fishes, tropical
plants and reefs that are
located off shore!
Courland Monument - see
where the settlers first
colonized in Tobago.
Court House - dating back
to 1825, overlooking James Park
in Upper Scarborough is where
the Tobago House of Assembly
meets.
Crusoe's Cave - a cave
with not much to see.
Flagstaff Hill - locate
at the north of Tobago, which
was once the site of an American
military lookout and radio tower
during World War II. The hill is
now a fantastic panoramic, view
St Giles Islands and the village
of Charlotteville.
Fort Bennett - see the
ruins of one of Tobago oldest
fort and a panoramic view of the
west coast of Tobago.
Fort Granby - visit the
unknown soldier at this fort
that once guarded Georgetown.
Fort James - is located
near the mystery tombstone and
the Great Courland Bay
settlement in Plymouth. The
barracks and cannons still stand
overlooking Great Courland Bay.
Fort King George -
Tobago's best-preserved
historical site built in 1780's.
Fort Milford - an old
fort located on Milford Road
which overlooks the Caribbean
Sea and makes a nice quiet
resting spot.
Gilpin Trace - a forest
trails down to a waterfall 945
min. walk) or to Bloody Bay
beach (2 1/2 hrs walk).
Grafton Caledonia Wildlife
Sanctuary - a bird and
wildlife sanctuary located in
Black Rock.
Hillsborough Dam - set in
rich secondary forest with
trails and waterfalls, you need
a pass from WASA (Water and
Sewage Authority in
Scarborough).
Kimme Museum - a museum
where a lot of the exhibits of
made from wood-carvings.
Little Tobago Island - a
seabird sanctuary located on a
small offshore island facing the
village of Speyside.
Louis d'Or Nurseries - a
wide range of flowering plants,
shrubs, tropical fruit trees
found at this nursery.
Main Ridge Forest Reserve
- the oldest forest reserve in
the western hemisphere, it was
established in the 1760s
Mystery Tombstone - the
tombstone where the inscription
reads "was a mother without
knowing it, and a wife without
letting her husband know it
except by her kind indulgence to
him".
Nylon Pool - a shallow
sand pit in the lagoon which is
great for bathing, located near
Buccoo Reef.
Richmond Great House - a
restored plantation house built
in 1766, with early 20th century
furniture.
Scarborough Market -
specializing in fish, fruit,
vegetables, and local foods.
Tobago Museum - learn
other history and culture of
Tobago ..the sister island of
Trinidad.
Witch's Grave - located
in Golden Lane Village is the
grave of Gang Gang Sara;
according to legend, she was an
African witch who flew to Tobago
centuries ago and was unable to
fly back because she had eaten
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