Downtown

Jamaican art pioneer Edna Manley was honored with a re-creation of her sculpture Negro Aroused on Ocean Boulevard along the waterfront at the end of King Street. It's as good as any a place to begin a tour of Downtown.

Along Ocean Boulevard, anglers casually reel in their lines and children jump off big concrete blocks into the choppy waters of Kingston Harbour. It's a great place for an afternoon stroll or to watch sunsets over the Hellshire Hills.

The free Coin and Notes Museum (Bank of Jamaica, Nethersole Place, between East and Duke Sts., tel. 876/922-0750, ext. 2108, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Mon.–Fri.) provides a history of money in Jamaica from the time when goods were bartered to the present. The in-between period saw the circulation of coins from many countries, including Spain and Mexico. Curators Sandra Moody and Elan Edwards have a wealth of knowledge to share with visitors.

For souvenirs, the Crafts Market (7 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Sat.) at the junction of Ocean Boulevard and Port Royal Street, features some authentic Jamaican crafts, as well as an ever-increasing slew of Jamaican-flag-covered trinkets, T-shirts, and towels imported from China.