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Empress Josephine Statue Martinique

St Andrew's Anglican Church Exuma was founded in 1802. The edifice you can visit now, though, isn't its first incarnation.

In St Croix, gossip is known as melee. The rum world, of course, is always rife with melee, especially at the Cruzan Rum Distillery.

The Pompey Statue Exuma honors the very first substantial victory for enslaved Africans in The Bahamas against their masters.

It might appear to be just another majestic tree. The Aimé Césaire Kapok, though, is sacred to the Civil Rights Movement.

Cowles Field is one of only eight airports in the 300+ islands that make up the Turks and Caicos. It's also the most uncommon.

If you love history the way I do, learn more about cowrie shells at the Curacao Maritime Museum next time you're in Willemstad.

The New Market is a real throwback. No handicrafts, t-shirts or souvenirs here. This is a true West Indian farmer's market in every sense.

There are lots of great museums and historical attractions in Curacao. None, however, harbor near as many secrets as Chobolobo Mansion.