New Kingston Travel Guide
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Popular places to visit
Devon House
Explore the opulent home of Jamaica’s first black millionaire, go shopping and sample the famous ice cream in the mansion’s courtyard.
Emancipation Park
Take a morning jog, enjoy pleasant tropical scents or admire the artwork in Kingston’s favorite park, a tribute to Jamaican residents’ journey to freedom.
Bob Marley Museum
Learn how a poor Jamaican man from Trench Town became an international pop star thanks to his thought-provoking lyrics and feel-good reggae music.
University of the West Indies
Take a campus tour or just explore the area of University of the West Indies during your travels in Kingston. Visit the lively bars or top-notch restaurants in this relaxing area.
National Gallery of Jamaica
Discover the most famous Jamaican artists of the last 100 years in the oldest museum in the Anglophone Caribbean.
National Heroes Park
Enjoy the sunny outdoors and learn all about Jamaica’s greatest sons and daughters at this huge public park, filled with pieces of modern sculpture.
Things to do
Kingston Tour & Bob Marley Museum Admission
Kingston: Story of Jamaican Music Tour including Entry Fees
Top hotels in New Kingston
S Hotel Kingston
Staff was wonderful, the amount of art and history in and around this hotel really makes you appreciate the culture. Food was great I will definitely be returning to this property!
Reviewed on 14 May 2026
R Hotel Kingston
Excellent and I liked the option of the Jamaican breakfast as well. That is an excellent touch.
Reviewed on 13 May 2026
The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel
Breakfast was great, food at the restaurant downstairs was excellent.
Reviewed on 12 May 2026
The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites
Good hotel
Reviewed on 14 May 2026
AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston, Jamaica
The room is very cleaned and well detailed. Staff is terrific. Very polite and manners. Breakfast was terrible for me. I had liver and curry chicken which was horrible. I'm a Jamaican and i expected the meat to be well seasoned. I gave the Breakfast a 1 and it was because of mu server. Overall I'll ...
Reviewed on 13 May 2026
Altamont Court Hotel
The internet worked and breakfast was great
Reviewed on 14 May 2026
Other neighbourhoods around New Kingston
Half Way Tree
When in Half Way Tree, you can plan a visit to Devon House and Kings House, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Kencot
While Kencot isn't home to many top sights, Devon House and Carib 5 Cinema are some notable places to visit nearby.
Eden Gardens
If you're spending some time in Eden Gardens, National Stadium and Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library are top sights worth seeing.
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills might not have many top sights, but National Stadium and Independence Park are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Barbican
While Barbican may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Bob Marley Museum and Kings House.
Liguanea
The restaurants and shopping are just a few features travellers like about Liguanea. If you want to do some sightseeing nearby, Palace Cineplex and Bob Marley Museum are a few top places to visit.
