Cockburn Town is the administrative capital and the historic and cultural center of the Turks and Caicos. The homes and public buildings that line the narrow streets offer many fine examples of Bermudian-style colonial architecture, an influence of the Bermudian salt trade from the mid-1600s to the early 1900s.
Cockburn Town is reputed to be the landfall island of Columbus during his discovery of the New World in 1492.
The Columbus Monument claims that the explorer landed in Cockburn Town in 1492. Nearby, four large cannons point to where a protected coral reef is contained within the Columbus Landfall National Park.
Located in one of the oldest stone buildings on the islands, the Turks and Caicos National Museum chronicles the country's life, the Molasses Reef wreck, the oldest in the Western Hemisphere and offers the world's only gallery dedicated to the indigenous Lucayans.
Next door is the Museum Arboretum which features examples of native and imported plants and trees such as Sea Island Cotton, Sisal, Aloe Vera, Buttonwood and Sea Grape.
Address: Turks and Caicos National Museum, Guinep House, Front Street, Box 188, Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands , Turks and Caicos Islands
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Cockburn Town
