Experts' Choice Award Bob Marley Museum
What the experts agree on
Bob Marley's former Kingston home is now a must-see shrine showcasing personal artifacts, his private recording studio, and bedroom. Essential for reggae fans exploring Jamaica's musical heart.
“It’s worth going into town for a visit to this museum dedicated to the reggae legend Bob Marley.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Concierge "The late grandmaster of reggae enjoys godlike status in his homeland, and a visit to this, his shrine, is a must for music mavens."
Fodor's "Bob Marley purchased a house on Kingston's Hope Road and added a recording studio... it now houses this museum." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Jamaica means reggae, and... Bob Marley. If this sounds like you, a visit to Kingston definitely means a visit to the reggae superstar’s former home and studio." Full review
Lonely Planet "In 1981 the Jamaican government commissioned expressionist sculptor Christopher Gonzáles to create a memorial to Bob Marley for Kingston's Celebrity Park." Full review
U.S. News & World Report8.0
"This museum occupies the former home of Bob Marley. Inside, you'll see personal artifacts, Marley's personal recording studio and his bedroom, among other highlights. " Full review
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Be sure to snap a few photos by the surrounding fence, decked out in Rastafarian "ice, gold and green" (or red, yellow and green).
Afar Magazine "Though few tourists venture to Kingston, the capital and hub on the eastern coast of Jamaica, music fans should make the day trip to visit Bob Marley's former home, now a museum dedicated..." Full review
Independent "Reggae fans will want to start by exploring the life of one of Jamaica's sons at the Bob Marley Museum, where the artist lived from 1975"
National Geographic "Bob Marley's former home on Hope Road has been turned into a museum featuring his music"
Rough Guide "The colonial-era clapboard house, where he lived for his final six years, is now a preserved shrine. Utensils in the kitchen date from his last days; his unpretentious bedroom left..."
Time Out "An obvious place to start is at the Bob Marley Museum at 56 Hope Road, where Marley lived from 1975 until his untimely death from cancer aged 36 in 1981. He acquired the property from..."
