Trench Town

If you are coming to Kingston, Jamaica in 2018, you have reason to be delighted that you selected the New York Times 24th must-visit city for 2017. As Dreisinger (2017) puts it, Kingston is a "cultural destination, not just a stopover to the beach". Dreisinger further lists Kingston as the city for
  • eating local cuisine and dining at various restaurants
  • taking in Jamaican music
  • visiting museums
That said, if you want to see urban space that gave birth to most of Jamaica's popular music, you may want to check out the Trench Town Culture Yard. According to the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (2011), "Trench Town Culture Yard is located at 6 & 8 Lower First Street in Trench Town" and is today a a small museum that presents the history of Trench Town along with artefacts, "instruments and furnishing used by Tata Ford, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer". In addition to this, visitors can make use of The Casbah Cafe and the Lion of Judah Courtyard for the Jamaican cuisine (including vegetarian options) as wel as the in-house Artisian Shops and restrooms(Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2011).



References:

Dreisinger, B. (2017, January 04). 52 Places to Go in 2017. New York Times Retrieved March 09, 2018, from https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/travel/places-to-visit.html?smid=fb-nyttravel&smtyp=cur&place=kingston

Jamaica National Heritage Trust. (2011).  Trench Town Culture Yard. Retrieved from
http://www.jnht.com/site_trench_town_culture_yard.php



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