Fort Charlotte

Things to do · above Kingstown), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

A British colonial fortress completed in 1806 on a 600-foot ridge just west of Kingstown, unusual in that many of its guns pointed inland toward the interior rather than out to sea. Restored officers' quarters house a small museum on the island's Garifuna (Black Carib) history, and old cannons still line the ramparts. The sweeping view takes in the capital, Young Island and, on clear days, the Grenadines strung out to the south.