Caribbean

Island beaches, reefs and old colonial towns.

Photo: Nigel Pacquette · CC BY-SA 3.0

Countries

Anguilla

Thirty-three beaches and very little else, by design.

Antigua and Barbuda

A beach for every day of the year, they say.

Aruba

Dutch colors and steady sun, outside the hurricane belt.

Bahamas

Seven hundred islands, and the clearest water you'll see.

Barbados

The most English island in the Caribbean, with rum and cricket.

British Virgin Islands

The sailing capital of the Caribbean.

Cayman Islands

Stingrays, reef walls and offshore banking.

Cuba

Old cars, faded grandeur and music on every corner.

Curaçao

Pastel Dutch gables and hidden coves.

Dominica

The nature island: rainforest, not resorts.

Dominican Republic

The Americas' first European city, and miles of beach.

Grenada

The spice island, with an underwater sculpture park.

Haiti

A proud history, and one of the Caribbean's great monuments.

Jamaica

Reggae, jerk and misty mountains.

Montserrat

The Caribbean's modern Pompeii, with a Irish heritage.

Sint Maarten

The Dutch half of a two-nation island.

St. Barthélemy

A sliver of the French Riviera in the Caribbean.

St. Kitts and Nevis

Two green volcanic islands, and Hamilton's birthplace.

St. Lucia

The Pitons: the Caribbean's most dramatic view.

St. Martin

The French half of a two-nation island, famous for its food.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Yacht country and low-key islands.

Trinidad and Tobago

Carnival, steel pan and an unspoiled sister island.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Grace Bay's sand, and a remarkable reef wall.

The Short List

Must-See
Cities · UNESCO

Havana

Cuba

Crumbling colonial squares, the seaside Malecón, classic cars and live music day and night.

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