CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia CommonsLandmark· Dominica· Leeward Islands
Roseau Old Town & Botanic Gardens
15° 18.1′ N · 61° 22.9′ W
Roseau's French Quarter of balconied wooden houses, the black-stone cathedral, the Dominica Museum and the Old Market, topped by the 1890s Botanic Gardens where a baobab still lies on the school bus it crushed in Hurricane David (1979).
Practical
Coordinates: Wikipedia's Dominica Botanical Gardens. Gardens are free; endemic Dominican anoles and ground lizards are everywhere; national-flower bois kwaib, cannonball tree, banyan. From the gardens, Jack's Walk climbs about 40 minutes to Morne Bruce for the view over town and the moorings. Dominica Museum on the bayfront (Wikivoyage: about $3). Discover Dominica's walking tour: Old Market, Museum, War Memorial, Fort Young (1770), State House, Parliament, cathedral, Jean Rhys house. The Forestry Division office (site passes) is in the Botanical Gardens on Valley Road.
Best for
A half day of history ashore
Nearby
- Eco-Tourism Site Pass & Waitukubuli Trail PassRight here
- Morne Bruce Viewpoint0.1 NM away
- World Creole Music Festival0.2 NM away
- Dominica-China Friendship Hospital (ex-Princess Margaret Hospital)0.4 NM away
- Fort Young Hotel Restaurants & Bars (Roseau)0.4 NM away
- Mas Domnik Carnival0.4 NM away
- Rainy Season & Flash Flooding (Dominica)0.4 NM away
- Whitchurch Supermarket (Roseau)0.4 NM away