Things to Do in Haiti

Action of 18 October 1782

The action of 18 October 1782 was a minor naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, in which the French 74-gun ship of the line Scipion, accompanied by a frigate, was chased by two Royal Navy ships of the line, HMS London and Torbay.

Playa Tortuguilla

San Felipe

The Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle in Puerto Plata (Spanish: Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol) Also known as Puerto Plata Cathedral, and as St.

La Vega

La Vega, is the fourth largest city and municipality of the Dominican Republic. It is in La Vega Province. The city is known as the Carnaval epicenter of the Dominican Republic for its tradition and culture, its large agricultural production methods throughout its province.Christopher Columbus built…

Catedral La Vega

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción) also called The Cathedral of La Vega, it is a religious building of the Catholic Church located in the city of La Vega, Dominican Republic.

Monumento de Santiago

The Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración is a monument in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. It is the highest building in Santiago, and a major tourist attraction for the area.

Péligre Dam

The Péligre Dam is a gravity dam located off the Centre department on the Artibonite River of Haiti. At 72 m (236 ft) it is the tallest dam in Haiti.

La Visite National Park

La Visite National Park (French: Parc National La Visite) is one of the two largest national parks of the Republic of Haiti. La Visite is a part of the Massif de la Selle mountain range. Its highest peak is 2275 meters in elevation.

Port-au-Prince Cathedral

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de L'Assomption), often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral (French: Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince), was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince

The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince (French: Cathédrale Sainte Trinité) was the main cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. The building was located in downtown Port-au-Prince at the corner of Ave. Mgr. Guilloux & Rue Pavée.

Marron Inconnu

Le Marron Inconnu de Port au prince, shortened as Le Marron Inconnu (French pronunciation: [lə ma.ʁɔ̃ ɛ̃.kɔ.ny], "The Unknown Maroon"), also called Le Nègre Marron or Nèg Mawon (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [nɛɡ ma.ʁɔ̃], "Maroon Man"), is a bronze statue of a runaway slave, better kno…

Marché en Fer

Marché en Fer or Marché de Fer (English: Iron Market) also known as the Marché Hyppolite and the Marché Vallières is a public market in Haiti’s capital, Port‑au‑Prince. It was damaged by fire in 2008 and destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, but was restored.

Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot

The Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot was a major battle of the Haitian Revolution that took place from 4 March until 24 March 1802.

Battle of Grand Turk

The Battle of Grand Turk was a battle that occurred on 9 March 1783 during the American Revolutionary War. France had seized the Turks and Caicos archipelago, islets of rich salt works, taking the island of Grand Turk in February 1783.

Holy Cross Church, Cockburn Town

The Holy Cross Church is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in Osborne Road in the city of Cockburn Town the largest in the Grand Turk Island and the capital of the British overseas territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Antilles.The church is g…

The Stone Zoo

The Stone Zoo (Zoologico de Piedra in Spanish) is a collection of more than 400 animal and people sculptures in rock in Alto de Boquerón, Yateras, Cuba.

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Fort-Liberté

The St. Joseph's Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Joseph; Cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Fort-Liberté) also called Fort-Liberté Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Fort-Liberté (freedom Fort or Fòlibète in Haitian Creole), capital of…

Fort Dimanche

Fort Dimanche is a former prison in Haiti located near La Saline in Port-au-Prince that was notorious for torture and murder during the reign of François Duvalier. It was declared a monument in 1987.

St. Trinitee church

The Episcopal Diocese of Haiti (Haitian Creole: Legliz Episkopal Ayiti or Dyosèz Ayiti French: Eglise Episcopale d'Haïti or Diocèse d'Haïti) is the Anglican Communion diocese consisting of the entire territory of Haiti.

Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial

Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial (founded in 1865), is an all-boys Catholic school located in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The school is under the control of the Holy Ghost Fathers.The Concordat signed by Haiti and the Vatican in 1860 led to the school being established in 1865.