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Despite its small size, the island’s natural splendors are diverse, ranging from rolling, jade-carpeted hills to jagged cliffs, exquisitely manicured botanical gardens to spectacular limestone caverns. Barbadian historic attractions are equally compelling, ranging from meticulously restored plantation greathouses to unspoiled fishing villages.

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Andromeda Gardens
A dazzling horticultural marriage between the simplicity of stream-filigreed Japanese rock gardens and the wild romantic tangle of English landscaping, this six-acre oasis overlooks the rollicking Atlantic coast. There’s also an excellent café and gift shop.
Bathsheba; St. Joseph; 246-433-9261; andromeda.cavehill.uwi.edu
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Folkestone Marine Park
The museum and aquarium provide a dynamic introduction to the island’s denizens of the deep, from barracuda to barrel sponges. Divers can follow the underwater snorkeling trail around Dottin's Reef, but glass-bottom boats also ply the waters.
Church Point, Holetown; St. James; 246-422-2871
Tags: family | aquarium | eco-tourism | museum | shop | snorkeling | boat tour
Harrison’s Cave smart splurge
Fancifully shaped stalactites and stalagmites blossom around subterranean streams and a 40-foot waterfall. Electric trams whisk you around the limestone cavern’s most remarkable sections on the wildly popular one-hour tour.
Hwy. 2, Welchman Hall; St. Thomas; 246-438-6640; www.harrisonscave.com
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St. Nicholas Abbey
One of only three Jacobean houses still standing in the western hemisphere, this 17th-century stone-and-wood greathouse has no religious affiliation. Period furnishings (including family portraits), lovely grounds, and rare pre-WWII home movies handsomely evoke the plantation lifestyle.
Cherry Tree Hill; St. Peter; 246-422-8725; www.stnicholasabbey.com
Tags: family | museum | moderate | history | cafe | gardens
Golfing smart splurge
Golf-mad Barbados features several top-hole courses, but the Country Club at Sandy Lane is the unquestioned queen, with the Tom Fazio-designed Country Club Course and devilish guest/member-only Green Monkey Course. Carts include GPS, which provides hazard alerts, playing tips, and refreshment orders.
Country Club at Sandy Lane; Hwy. 1, Paynes Bay; St. James; 246-432-2829; www.sandylane.com/golf
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Hiking
Try one of the National Trust’s free guided treks – the routes change regularly but the sights and commentary make for scintillating edu-tainment. Hiking sites include Welchman Hall Gully (actually a collapsed limestone cavern) and the Arbib Heritage & Nature Trail.
National Trust; trust.funbarbados.com
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Barbados Wildlife Reserve
See the colorful wildlife – deer, peacocks, green monkeys, tortoises – on the grounds, in the aviary, and in the aquarium.
Farley Hill; St. Peter; 246-422-8826
Tags: family | aquarium | walk | moderate | zoo
Flower Forest
This remote, almost supernaturally quiet spot contains 100+ species of flora, from puffball trees to plumbago, scattered amid a 50-acre former sugar plantation. There's also a snack bar, gift shop, and strategically located benches with mountain views.
Hwy. 2, Richmond Plantation; St. Joseph; 246-433-8152
Tags: international travel | eco-tourism | off the path | romantic | shop | walk | budget | cafe | gardens
Barbados Museum
This 19th-century former British Military Prison traces the history of human habitation over two millennia back to Arawak settlement; learn about everything from primitive dental equipment to the chilling slave sales.
Hwy. 7, St. Ann’s Garrison; St. Michael; 246-427-0201; www.barbmuse.org.bb
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Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill
The island’s last standing windmill, replete with sails and wheelhouse, operated from 1727 to 1945 (it was restored in 1998 by the Barbados National Trust). The interior houses displays on sugar cultivation, including evocative photographs.
Cherry Tree Hill; St. Andrew; 246-422-7429
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