15 Best Tourist Attractions in Bermuda
Plus 14 Interesting Facts About Bermuda for Tourists

Bermuda is a little bit of Heaven. If you are drawn to pink sandy beaches, homes painted the colors of fruit sherbet, the remains of old forts, underwater shipwrecks to explore, yachts cruising at sunset, and world-class golf, Bermuda waits for you to discover it. Bermuda is a gem of English traditions, colonial history and African heritage. A holiday vacation in Bermuda is a beautiful getaway where you can relax and soak up the old-world charm delivered with an island beat. Here we suggest 15 best tourist attractions in Bermuda that will make your vacation memorable.

1. Tourists Always Ask Where Is Bermuda
2. Quick History of Bermuda for Tourists
3. Weather in Bermuda for Tourists
4. 14 Interesting Facts About Bermuda for Tourists
5. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Royal Navy Dockyard
6. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Whale Watching
7. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Botanical Gardens
8. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Aquarium, Museum & Zoo
9. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Lighthouses
10. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Museums
11. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Crystal Caves
12. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Gombey Street Dancers
13. Bermuda Tourist Shopping and Food
14. Bermuda Tourist Attraction Golf
15. Bermuda Tourist Attractions Water Sports
16. Google Map of Bermuda Tourist Attractions

Bermuda's most popular tourist attraction is the Royal Naval Dockyard, which includes the Bermuda Maritime Museum. Other tourist attractions you'll want to visit are the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, the Botanical Gardens, two lighthouses, and the Crystal Caves. As Britain's oldest colony, British influence is everywhere. You may spot a Bermuda judge walking through Hamilton in a powdered wig. The police, called bobbies, wear Bermuda shorts and knee socks while they direct traffic. Cricket is the local sport, just as in England.

Due to the small size of the island, it's easy to get to any of the Bermuda tourist attractions using the ferry, bus or taxi. But you can't rent a car on the island. You can, of course, rent your own moped. Bermuda never looks crowded. There are no skyscrapers, billboards or neon signs, and relatively few cars to spoil the wonderful countryside and the picture-perfect houses. An interactive Google map with the tourist attractions of Bermuda is included at the bottom of the page.

Tourists Always Ask Where Is Bermuda

Bermuda is an island territory of the United Kingdom in a beautiful stretch of the Atlantic Ocean very close to the United States. It's about 640 miles from the east coast of the United States and just 2 hours by air.

Bermuda is an archipelago, which means a group of scattered islands, 138 islands to be exact, in a line extending east to west in the Atlantic Ocean. Some of the islands are connected together by bridges. The largest of the islands, Main Island, is also called Bermuda. It is only about 21 sq. miles, but it has 75 miles of beautiful coastline and beaches. The population is about 66,000. Bermuda is divided into nine parishes and has two cities: St. George's is a designated World Heritage Site; and Hamilton is the capital city of Bermuda.

Quick History of Bermuda for Tourists

Bermuda was officially discovered in 1503 by a Spanish explorer, Juan de Bermúdez. It was called the Isle of Devils, due to legends of spirits and devils, which were probably just the noisy birds. Then four-hundred years ago, in 1609, the Sea Venture, with its captain Sir George Somers, sailing from England to rescue the settlers at Jamestown, wrecked on Bermuda's reefs. These were Bermuda's first European settlers. Bermuda's first capital, St George's, was settled in 1612 and is the oldest continuously inhabited English town in the Americas.

The economy of Bermuda is based on finance and tourism. Every year a half -million tourists arrive on a cruise ship or fly into the Bermuda International Airport. 80% of the tourists come from the United States. Bermuda is a wealthy island; it has the world's highest Gross Domestic Product per capita. Because there is no personal or corporate income tax, Bermuda has become an offshore financial center for insurance companies, reinsurance companies, and investment funds. That is why many foreign companies are incorporated as Bermuda corporations. Government revenue is based on import duties, payroll taxes and consumption taxes.

Weather in Bermuda for Tourists

Bermuda has a temperate, subtropical climate. The nearby Gulf Stream keeps the island warm. It is slightly cooler than Savannah, Georgia in summer and warmer in winter. Summertime temperatures don't exceed 86 degrees F and in winter, the daytime temperature usually reaches 68 degrees F. Hurricanes rarely make landfall here.

Travel is never about a place, but a new way of seeing things." - Henry Miller

14 Interesting Facts About Bermuda for Tourists

1. 
   Aerial View of Bermuda
   The preferred document for entry is a passport, and you'll need your passport to return to the United States.
2. Bermuda electrical current is 110V, 60Hz AC, the same as the voltage used in the US and Canada.
3. The Bermuda dollar equals the US dollar, and the U.S. dollar is accepted everywhere.
4. There is no sales tax in Bermuda.
5. English is the language of Bermuda.
6. The source of fresh water in Bermuda is rainfall, which is collected and stored in cisterns.
7. Sport is a popular pastime in Bermuda, especially football, sailing, cricket, golf and rugby. Bermuda's national cricket team participated in the Cricket World Cup 2007.
8. St. Peter's Church was built in 1612.
9. Islanders refer to themselves as "Onions". Onions were first grown in Bermuda in 1616 from seed sent from England. By the beginning of the 1900s, the export of onions and Easter Lilies to the American mainland were important sources of income for the island.
10. Bermuda is the northernmost coral reef in the world.
11. Bermuda men like to wear Bermuda shorts with a blazer, knee-high socks, tie and dress shirt.
12. 
    Bermuda Homes
    The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, stretches from Bermuda to Puerto Rico to Florida. Legend attributes the unexplained disappearance of ships and airplanes in this area to a paranormal cause. In fact, the number of losses in this area is statistically normal.
13. Fireworms, or glow worms as they are commonly called, emit green light as they mate.
14. Sailing, fishing, and equestrian sports are popular with both residents and visitors alike. The prestigious Newport–Bermuda Yacht Race is a 100-year old tradition.

Bermuda Tourist Attraction Royal Navy Dockyard

The Royal Navy Dockyard in the West End of Bermuda was a British fort and shipyard for 150 years. Now it's a major, multi-faceted tourist attraction. The Dockyard is full of English history. After the English were defeated in the American Revolution, they fortified Bermuda and built this large dockyard and naval base on Ireland Island. During the American War of 1812, the British launched its attacks on Baltimore and Washington, D.C. from here in Bermuda. During the American Civil War, Confederate ships used Bermuda to break the blockade and get war goods from England. The English called it the "Gibraltar of the West."

Now that it is no longer a working fort and yard, the buildings are remarkable historical attractions. Cruise ships dock at King's Wharf, Bermuda, where naval vessels used to anchor. You'll find stone fortresses and Bermuda's largest fort, old munitions warehouses, parade grounds, a moat, drawbridge, massive stone ramparts, and a ten-foot statue of King Neptune. It's all here for your visit, the underground tunnels, gun ports, magazines and the water gate. There are rooms filled with relics scavenged from the 350 ships wrecked on the reefs, gold bars, pottery, jewelry, silver coins and more. The Tucker Treasure was salvaged by diver Teddy Tucker from the San Antonio, a Spanish galleon that wrecked in 1621.

Lots of exhibits here recall the history of whaling, shipbuilding and yacht racing. The Commissioner's House is an impressive tourist attraction, inside and out. It contains paintings, antique maps and slavery exhibits. This historic Naval Dockyard houses the Maritime Museum, crafts market, movie theater, arts center, a pottery shop and glassblowing studio, shops, and more. There's even a restaurant inside the Dockyard, the Frog & Onion Pub, designed like an old English pub. DolphinQuest, an opportunity for tourists to swim with the dolphins, is located in the Royal Navy Dockyard, too.

Bermuda Tourist Attraction Whale Watching

Take a whale-watching trip in a glass-bottom boat. Whale-watching season is in March and April when you can see the incredible humpback whales on their migration north. This is the chance of a lifetime to get close to these wonderful mammals in their natural habitat. You can sometimes spot groups of whales from St. David's Lighthouse as they pass near Bermuda.

Bermuda Tourist Attraction Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens is one of Bermuda's tourist attractions, a 35-acre landscaped park. You'll see hundreds of flowers, shrubs, and trees. The location includes hibiscus and subtropical fruit, an aviary, banyan trees, and even a garden for the blind. There are numerous Bermuda cedars and lots of allspice trees, and fragrant gardens of poinsettia and bougainvillea.

Bermuda Tourist Attraction Aquarium, Museum & Zoo

Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo, abbreviated BAMZ, is three attractions for the price of one. You'll see living coral reefs and sea life in the aquarium. North Rock tank, a living replica of one of Bermuda’s spectacular coral reefs, is one of the largest live coral collections in the world. The only mammals native to Bermuda are five species of bats, but the zoo displays birds, reptiles and mammals from around the world. Kids of all ages enjoy Discovery Room, the seal pool, and the tidal touch tank.

Bermuda Tourist Attraction Lighthouses

If you love lighthouses, and who doesn't, you'll find two of the best in Bermuda. Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is the world's oldest cast iron lighthouse, built in 1846, still in operation and open to the public. Tourists enjoy the traditional English tearoom on the site. St. David's Lighthouse was picked as Winner's Choice by Harbour Lights Lighthouses. Made of stone 130 years ago and still working and open to tourists, it has panoramic views of Bermuda.

Bermuda Tourist Attractions Museums

Bermuda National Gallery and its collection of national art is in the east wing of Hamilton's City Hall. The European collection includes painters like Gainsborough and Reynolds and Murillo. Local Bermuda artists, African masks and sculpture and photographs are also included in the exhibition.

Bermuda Society of Arts, in the west wing of Hamilton's City Hall, is a store with a rotating exhibit of local artists and paintings of island sights. Many of the items are for sale.

The Bermuda Historical Society Museum is also in Hamilton. The exhibits trace the history of the island in its old cedar furniture, antique silver, early Bermuda coins and salvage from shipwrecks. There are portraits of the first settlers and models of the early sailing ships.

Bermuda Tourist Attraction Crystal Caves

Crystal Cave is a popular tourist attraction with island visitors. Nature's artwork of crystal stalactites and stalagmites and an underground azure blue lake were formed 30 million years ago. You cross a pontoon bridge over an wide, illuminated, underground lake. The limestone path links it with Fantasy Cave, another underground wonder. In case you're confused about stalactites and stalagmites, here's an easy way to remember the difference: the "mites" go up and the "tites" go down. There's also a gift shop and a restaurant on site.

Bermuda Tourist Attraction Gombey Street Dancers

Join the Gombey street dancers. Gombey dancing is a colorful local tradition, with street dancers in costume accompanied by rhythmic drums and bottle-whistles. The dance was originally brought to Bermuda by African slaves and Caribbean laborers. Troupes of Gombey dancers in full costume are real crowd pleasers.

Bermuda Tourist Shopping and Food

Go shopping for local handicrafts. Choose a souvenir of your Bermuda travel from the handmade candles, clothing, dolls, fabrics, hand-painted goods, jewelry, metal and gem sculpture, needlework, quilts, shell art, glass panels, and woven-cane goods, and items made from Bermuda cedar. A painting by a local artist could be the best souvenir of your Bermuda travels.

Sample the local food and drinks. Bermuda is known for fresh seafood, pub lunches, fish chowder, Cornish Pasties, fish-n-chips, and a variety of traditional English foods. Eating like the locals will introduce you to mussel pie, cassava pie, shark hash and codfish & potatoes. The favorite adult beverage is the Dark 'n Stormy, a cocktail made with the local dark rum and ginger beer over ice. Bermuda's national drinks are the Dark 'n Stormy and the Rum Swizzle.

Bermuda Tourist Attraction Golf

Golf on the island courses. Many tourists come to Bermuda especially to play golf. Nine superb golf courses on an island this small is some kind of record. Bermuda hosts the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. This 36-hole tournament involves only four golfers - the winners of the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship. Did you know, Winston Churchill played golf here?

Bermuda Tourist Attractions Water Sports

The exquisite pink sandy beaches of Bermuda are gorgeous places. Get out on the water and sail from beach to beach. You can rent Windsurfers, Sunfish, catamarans and single or double kayaks by the hour.

Take time to discover underwater Bermuda, the best attraction of all. A dive operator will introduce you to scuba diving, and take you for a shallow-water scuba dive. Experience marine life on a coral reef and paddle among the schools of damsel fish, grouper and barracuda. Underwater divers can explore the Constellation, a four-masted schooner that sank in 30 feet of water off Bermuda in 1943. They will also find salvage at the wreck of the Montana nearby, an English steamer that sank in 1863.

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Bermuda Tourist Attractions

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I hope you have an exciting vacation in Bermuda.
I wish you a very happy day.

Jeff, Vacation Welcome