Sights

Kingston's main draws relate to Jamaica's history, heritage, and culture as opposed to the natural features that form the basis of the tourism economy concentrated on the north and west coasts. Given the progression of development in uptown Kingston over the past several decades, most of the historical sites of interest, as well as those associated with the Institute of Jamaica, are located Downtown.

The more popular hangouts, as well as most restaurants, bars, clubs, and shopping plazas, are located Uptown. As Jamaica's music scene has decentralized over the past decades, thanks in large part to technological advances, the Downtown production studios of yesteryear that gave birth to and controlled the industry, like Sir Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's World Disc, or his even more successful Studio One, have been replaced by scores of modern studios scattered around the residential suburbs, often based at the homes of the artists and producers who run them.