| While the beaches of the Bahamas are the | | | | limestone just off the coast of the island. Divers |
| premier tourist attraction, there are many more | | | | can trace the road and have found some |
| things to do if you travel inland. On Abaco you | | | | interesting relics just 20 feet below the |
| can visit the Abaco National Park, which is a | | | | surface.Grand Bahama Island offers visitors a |
| 20,500-acre national park dedicated to | | | | plethora of non-beach related activities. At |
| preservation of the native plants and animals of | | | | Fragrance of the Bahamas you can make and |
| the Bahamas. It is one of the only places in the | | | | bottle your own perfume. This interesting exhibit |
| Bahamas where you can see the endangered | | | | is housed in a historical English-style mansion that |
| Bahama Parrots. These beautiful emerald colored | | | | you can tour. The International Bazaar is a |
| birds call the park home. Also on Abaco you can | | | | 10-acre series of shops and restaurants that |
| see the wild horses of Abaco. These horses are | | | | feature products from around the world. This is a |
| probably descendants of the horses Columbus | | | | great place to pick up some trinkets to |
| brought on his trips to the New World. They are | | | | commemorate your trip.Long Island is home to |
| housed in a preservation area in the pine forests | | | | the Columbus Monument, which attributes to the |
| of Abaco. Also on Abaco you can explore the | | | | discovery of the archipelago by Christopher |
| Hope Town Lighthouse. This candy-striped | | | | Columbus. Hamilton's Cave is an interesting location |
| lighthouse was built in the early 1860s. It is still lit | | | | to explore. Here you can see the cave where |
| by a kerosene lamp.Andros Island also has a | | | | Lucayan artifacts were found. St. Mary's Church is |
| lighthouse on the southern end of the island. The | | | | an interesting location. It does not have stunning |
| Andros Lighthouse was built in the 1890s. Andros | | | | architecture like some of the other churches on |
| is home to many ruins of the sugar cane | | | | the islands, but it is thought to be the oldest |
| plantations of the Bahamas past. You can visit the | | | | church on the island. The church was built in the |
| Old Government Administrate Building and Jail | | | | 1600s by the Spanish.Paradise Island is home to |
| House, Old School Buildings, the Whyms Plantation, | | | | the Ardastra Gardens and Conservation Center. |
| the Chamberlain Sisal Plantation, several old wells, | | | | This miniature zoo houses 300 animals from |
| the Twin Lakes Farm and more. History lovers will | | | | around the world in beautiful tropical garden |
| want to spend several days visiting these sites | | | | displays. For those who enjoy military history, |
| from the 1800s and early 1900s. The Star Gate | | | | there are several historic forts to visit on Paradise |
| Blue Hole dive is famous because in the 1990s | | | | Island, including Fort Charlotte, Fort Fincastle and |
| several Indian skulls were found here. Andros also | | | | Fort Montagu.As you can see, there is much |
| has several historic churches for visitors to | | | | more to do on the islands of the Bahamas than |
| explore.The next island in a tour of the Bahamas | | | | just the beaches. Of course, if you are traveling |
| is Bimini. Bimini has its own museum, dedicated to | | | | to the Bahamas, you are going to want to spend |
| the history and culture of the people of the island. | | | | some time ocean-side. Be sure to schedule some |
| There is a site that has been nicknamed the "Lost | | | | time, however, to explore the many inland |
| City of Atlantis". This site is several blocks of | | | | activities of the Bahamas. |