21 sights
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Arawak Cay (The Fish Fry)
Built from dredged sand in 1969, a strip of Bahamian restaurants and vendors serving conch salad, fried fish and grilled shrimp.Entry: Pay as you goNature
Ardastra Gardens and Wildlife Conservation Centre
Four acres of gardens with over 135 animals, including the national bird, the Caribbean flamingo, which performs daily shows.Entry: Pay at the gateSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhoodBook ahead
Atlantis Paradise Island
Paradise Island resort whose Aquaventure water park has 20 swimming areas, slides and a mile-long river ride.Entry: Day pass; book aheadNature
Bonefish Pond National Park
A 1,235-acre tidal mangrove wetland with a 600-foot boardwalk and many birds.Entry: Pay at the gate. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and ThursdaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsBeach
Cabbage Beach
A two-mile stretch of white sand on Paradise Island, lined by resorts including Atlantis and The Ocean Club.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsBeach
Cable Beach
A beach with fine sand and clear water on the west side of New Providence, lined by upscale resorts.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsChurch
Christ Church Cathedral
The first church built in The Bahamas, on this site since 1670; the present building dates from 1841.Entry: Check visiting timesSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
Clifton Heritage National Park
National park on the western tip of New Providence with trails, historic sites, beaches and an underwater sculpture garden.Entry: $[fee] at the gateSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRuins
Fort Charlotte
The largest of Nassau's three forts, built in 1789, with a waterless moat, drawbridge, ramparts and dungeons.Entry: $[fee] at the gateSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRuins
Fort Montagu
Harbor fort from 1725, rebuilt in 1741 to 1742, and the site of the first action of the US Marines in 1776.Entry: $[fee] at the gateSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFood
Graycliff Hotel and Restaurant
An 18th-century mansion in downtown Nassau with the first five-star restaurant in the Caribbean.Entry: Dinner dress code appliesMuseum
John Watling's Distillery
Rum distillery on the restored 1789 Buena Vista Estate, with free tours of the estate and the storehouse.Entry: Free walk-in tourSearch tours on TiqetsBeach
Junkanoo Beach
The beach nearest the cruise port, with colorful beachfront shacks selling refreshments.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsFood
Marina Village (Paradise Island)
An outdoor marketplace beside Atlantis with over 20 shops and restaurants from casual to fine dining.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Historic Villa Doyle holding historical and contemporary Bahamian art, with outdoor sculptures in the Art Park.Entry: Pay at the door. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Parliament Square
Pink Colonial-style buildings from the late 1700s and early 1800s that house the House of Assembly, the Senate and the Supreme Court.Entry: Free to visitMuseum
Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation
The Vendue House, built before 1769 and used for slave sales, now a museum of slavery and emancipation.Entry: $[fee] at the door. Closed SundaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFood
Potter's Cay
Fishing docks and fruit stalls beneath the bridge to Paradise Island, with about forty conch shacks.Entry: Pay as you goNature
Primeval Forest National Park
Old-growth woodland in southwestern New Providence with sinkholes reached by boardwalks, steps and bridges.Entry: Pay at the gate. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and ThursdaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMarket
Straw Market
Bay Street market of handmade straw hats and bags, conch shell jewelry and wood carvings, where bargaining is normal.Entry: Free to enterNature