Best ROOTS in Barbados — 20 verified
Barbados has over 400 years of recorded history, from Amerindian settlement through British colonialism to its 2021 transition to a republic. The UNESCO World Heritage Garrison Historic Area, Harrison's Cave, and St. Nicholas Abbey are must-visit cultural sites. The island's food culture, calypso music tradition, chattel house architecture, and rum heritage make it one of the most culturally rich islands in the Caribbean.
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- Grand Kadooment — National Carnival · August — Grand Kadooment is the soul of Barbadian culture, the spectacular finale of the Crop Over festival held on the first Monday of August. Thous
- Garrison Historic Area — UNESCO World Heritage · St. Michael — The Garrison Historic Area forms the core of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, inscribed in 2011. Once
- Bridgetown Historic District — UNESCO · St. Michael — The Bridgetown Historic District is the second half of Barbados' UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering the historic core of the capital with
- St. Nicholas Abbey — Historic Plantation · St. Peter — St. Nicholas Abbey in St. Peter is one of only three surviving Jacobean great houses in the Western Hemisphere, built around 1658. The beaut
- George Washington House — Historic Museum · Bridgetown — George Washington House on the Garrison in St. Michael is the only place outside the United States where the future first US president is kn
- Nidhe Israel Synagogue — Historic Synagogue · St. Michael — The Nidhe Israel Synagogue, founded in 1654, is one of the oldest synagogues in the Americas, established by Sephardic Jewish settlers who h
- Barbados Museum — Museum · Garrison · St. Michael — The Barbados Museum & Historical Society is housed in a 19th-century former British military prison at the Garrison in St. Michael, part of
- Andromeda Botanic Gardens — Gardens · East Coast · St. Joseph — Andromeda Botanic Gardens occupies around six acres of terraced cliffside above Bathsheba on the dramatic east coast of Barbados. Created by
- Morgan Lewis Windmill — Heritage · North East · St. Andrew — Morgan Lewis Windmill in St. Andrew is the last complete and intact sugar windmill in the Caribbean, a rare survivor of the hundreds that on
- Gun Hill Signal Station — Heritage · Central · St. George — Gun Hill Signal Station, built in 1818, is one of six signal stations erected across Barbados after the 1816 slave rebellion to provide earl
- Cherry Tree Hill — Scenic View · North · St. Andrew — Cherry Tree Hill in St. Andrew is one of the most photographed viewpoints in Barbados, sitting around 850 feet above sea level on a ridge ab
- Animal Flower Cave — Natural Wonder · North · St. Lucy — Animal Flower Cave is Barbados' only accessible sea cave, carved out of the coral limestone cliffs at North Point in St. Lucy at the norther
- Hunte's Gardens — Gardens · Central · St. Joseph — Hunte's Gardens in St. Joseph is a magical botanical garden created by the late Bajan horticulturist Anthony Hunte inside a collapsed sinkho
- Harrison's Cave — Natural Wonder · Central · St. Thomas — Harrison's Cave at Welchman Hall in St. Thomas is Barbados' best-known natural wonder, a crystallised limestone cave system with soaring sta
- Sunbury Plantation House — Plantation · South East · St. Philip — Sunbury Plantation House in St. Philip is one of only a handful of 17th-century plantation great houses still open to the public in Barbados
- Arlington House Museum — Museum · St. Peter — Arlington House Museum occupies a restored 18th-century merchant's townhouse on Queen Street in Speightstown, St. Peter, and is one of the i
- Farley Hill National Park — National Park · St. Peter — Farley Hill National Park in St. Peter is one of Barbados' most atmospheric heritage sites, centred on the dramatic ruins of a grand coral s
- Tyrol Cot Heritage Village — Heritage · St. Michael — Tyrol Cot Heritage Village at Codrington Hill in St. Michael is a historic site centred on the 1854 home of Sir Grantley Adams, Barbados' fi
- Codrington College — Historic College · St. John — Codrington College in St. John is one of the oldest Anglican theological colleges in the Western Hemisphere, founded in 1745 on an estate be
- Orchid World & Tropical Garden — Gardens · St. George — Orchid World & Tropical Garden at Sweet Vale in St. George sits around 850 feet above sea level in the central highlands. Winding trails lea
Frequently Asked
- How many culture are on GetBimHub for Barbados?
- GetBimHub tracks 20 verified culture in Barbados.
- What are the top-rated culture in Barbados?
- 17 of the 20 listings are rated 4.5 or higher. Featured: Grand Kadooment, Garrison Historic Area, Bridgetown Historic District, St. Nicholas Abbey, George Washington House.
- Do these culture listings include phone numbers?
- 15 of 20 culture listings include verified phone numbers.