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11. Headquarters House

Headquarters House (8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Mon.–Fri., free admission) is home of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, which oversees the country's heritage sites; it dates from 1755 and is a good example of Georgian architecture.
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12. Gordon House

Gordon House was built in 1960 to replace Headquarters House as the meeting place for Jamaica's House of Representatives. There's not much to see, but visitors can drop in and experience Jamaican political wrangling at its most civil in a House of Commons or Senate session.
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13. The Jamaica Gleaner building

The Jamaica Gleaner building, home to the country's longest-running newspaper, is on North Street, with the cricket grounds of Sabina Park a few blocks to the east. Also nearby, on Duke Street, is Jamaica's only synagogue, the United Congregation of Israelites, which dates from 1912.
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14. The Ba Beta Kristian Church of Haile Selassie I

The Ba Beta Kristian Church of Haile Selassie I, led by the Abuna Ascento Foxe, is located on Oxford Street in front of Coronation Market and is worth a visit for its colorful service on Sunday afternoons. Women must cover their heads, wear dresses, and sit on the right side of the aisle. Men should not cover their heads.
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15. Jubilee and Coronation Markets

Jubilee and Coronation Markets sort of fuse together starting at West Parade and running along West Queen Street and Spanish Town Road to Darling Street. It's certainly worth a visit to mosey around and browse through the stalls, renowned for touting the best bargains in town on produce and just about anything else.
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16. Marcus Garvey Community Center

Marcus Garvey Community Center is the present-day venue for meetings of the Marcus Garvey People's Political Party (MGPPP) (6 p.m.–8 p.m. every Thurs.) which certainly had a stronger following when its iconic leader still attended. A fish fry is held on the last Friday of every other month (Oct., Dec., Feb., etc.), accompanied by a sound system, of course.
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17. Holy Trinity Cathedral

Holy Trinity Cathedral (Sun. service, weekday mass at  8:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m.), presided over by Father Kenneth Richards, replaced the old cathedral on Duke and Sutton, which was destroyed in the earthquake of 1907. Trinity has been center stage for several important national events.
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18. Sanaa Studios

Sanaa Studios (10 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Sat.) offers classes in ceramics, drawing, painting, art photography, and jewelry making. A small gallery has a steady flow of exhibits by students and others. Drop-in rates are US$20–35 for three-hour sessions.
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19. Amai Craft

Amai Craft (10 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Sat.) sells paintings specializing in Jamaican intuitive, or self-taught, artists. Belgium-born Herman van Asbroeck, the proprietor, founded the gallery i n 2000 but has been living in Jamaica for more than three decades.
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20. Grosvenor Gallery

Grosvenor Gallery has contemporary art exhibits and occasional crafts fairs that brings artists and craftspeople from around Jamaica. Call for upcoming events.
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