Cayman Islands National Museum

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Cayman Islands National Museum

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Preserves Caymanian heritage, set in oldest building, art

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7JV8+HWR, 3 Harbour Dr, George Town, Cayman Islands Get directions

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"I visited the Cayman Islands National Museum in George Town and appreciated its exhibits while exploring the capital." - Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman is a New York-based writer and editor who specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, and shopping content. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

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"Historic George Town Take a walking tour of historic George Town, the capital of Grand Cayman since the 18th century, when the local harbor was deemed the island’s best commercial anchorage. One of the oldest sites is Fort George, and though you’ll find only small vestiges of this 1790 construction, it continued to serve as a strategic lookout point as recently as World War II (German submarines were active off the coast). Other neighborhood stops include the 18th-century well on view through a pane at the Bayshore Mall; the 1919 Peace Memorial, among other sites in Heroes Square; and the Cayman Islands National Museum, the longest-standing Caymanian public building (home to the island's first post office, courthouse, and jail, just for starters)."

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Cayman Islands National Museum

Debora Chaitlall (.

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Such an amazing museum! I loved learning about the rich history of the Cayman Islands. The short movie at the start gave a great background before exploring the exhibits. Even more fascinating is that the building itself used to be a courthouse and jail—so much history within these walls. Definitely a must-visit!

Taniyyus S.

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An excellent place to learn about the history and culture of the Cayman Islands. The place is set in the middle of Georgetown in the oldest building on the island. If you are come ng in through Cruise ship, you cannot miss it. I mean, you can if you want but I would highly recommend this. You will need about 45mins to tour this place, obviously you can spend more time if you want.

Holly C.

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Very nice little museum! We've been to the Caymans twice and I really enjoyed getting to know more about the islands' history and people. It focuses on Grand Cayman, briefly touching on the other two islands. There's a new animatronic in one upstairs room that is impressive. One room has rotating local art. The maps say there's a children's room, but it was a rotating feature on an important local figure when we visited. Still, we had children ranging in age from 7-18, and they all enjoyed it and were able to learn a lot. Don't skip the movie at the beginning!

O P

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I enjoyed the visit to the Museum very much. It is a treasure of the history of the islands through time gone by.

vikki R.

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This was a really neat little museum showing the history of Georgetown and it's people. There's a neat little theater style show in the beginning and then you get to explore the museum freely it's not very big which is good it doesn't take all day to get through it was only eight dollars a person to get in so as well worth doing I recommend that you stop here just to get an idea of the place that you're visiting.

Adam B.

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Intresting look into the islands history. Takes about 30-45 minutes to fully explore the museum.

Olive R.

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I was in Cayman, my hometown, and took my girlfriend to Cayman’s wonderful historical museum. We watched a short film on the history of the island, and then toured the amazing interactive museum. This is a must to see when you come to Grand Cayman! My ❤️! My people!

Viking from the F.

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It’s a small museum but the building itself has a lot of history and there’s some pretty cool historical significance. you can tell that The people that work on the museum have a lot of care and pride in our country. Lovely efforts have been made to preserve our history in this museum is an example of that. from the ecology to the history of the island it gives information.