Nassau

Ardastra Gardens, Zoo & Conservation Center
Chippingham Rd
242-323-5806
$15
9AM-5PM

Visit the Bahamas' only zoo. See the marching flamingo shows. Let the parakeets land on you as you feed them. T Bag a cow while riding a horse.

National Art Gallery of the Bahamas
West & West Hill Streets
1-242-328-5800
Adults $5, Students/seniors $3
Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM

Opened in 2003, this showcases Bahamian art from the precolonial era to the present. The quality of art is rather uneven to say the least, but the renovated building — once the residence of the Chief Justice — is a sight in itself.

Fort Fincastle
Soriety Hill

A small fort built in 1793 which overlooks the city of Nassau from a small hill south of town. Several cannons are on display. Tours are conducted Monday through Sunday, 8am to 3pm.

Take a walk around Old Town, an interesting mixture of abandoned buildings and bright Caribbean structures. It doesn't take long to get away from the over-scrubbed tourist areas in the very center. Walk ten minutes uphill to the pink Parliament Building, which has a statue of an enthroned Queen Victoria out front.

Pirate Museum
1-242-356-3759
$12
M-Sa 9AM-6PM, Su 9AM-noon

Recreations of a pirate town, a pirate ship and a pirate battle, with a few real artifacts mixed in. Cheesy, but fun. Try to catch a guided tour.