Trench Town Culture Yard

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7 / 10

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“This restored tenement building where Bob Marley spent much of his youth is now a protected National Heritage Site.”

– Fodor's

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"Trench Town, which began life as a much-prized housing project erected by the British in the 1930s, is widely credited as the birthplace of ska, rocksteady and reggae music." Full review
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"The Asafu Culture Yard is a sort of house complex with gardens and a museum operated by Maroon Colonel Lumsden, who’s happy to clue visitors in to the nuances of his culture." Full review