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he Visitor’s Centre includes five-build- never heard of Cayman’s Queen Elizabeth changing exhibits. The second floor has a
T ings in 19th century architectural style II Botanic Park, located in Grand Cayman’s classroom for lectures and meetings. Other
surrounding a landscaped courtyard. The North Side. This heritage attraction was facilities include a gift shop stocked with
main attraction is the 49-seat state of the
art multimedia theatre featuring a 20-min- officially opened on 27th February, 1994 by gardening, horticulture and tropical flora-
ute video presentation on Pedro St. James
and highlights of 200 years of Cayman Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and named themed books and souvenirs; a snack bar/
history. Other facilities include a resource
centre, gift shop, and café. Interpretative in her honour. The next milestone was café set in a garden courtyard and a retail
displays and signs throughout the great
house and grounds allow self-guided tours reached in May 1997, when Hon. Thomas plant shop.
but guides are also available.
Jefferson, Minister for Tourism, Commerce H eritage Garden - Nearby, the two-acre
V isitor Information: Pedro St. James His- & Transport, officially opened three new Heritage Garden recreates a resource-
toric Site is located in Savannah, Grand attractions there: the Visitors Centre, Floral
Cayman and is open 8:30-5:00 daily. The
multi-media show starts on the hour from Garden and Heritage Garden, representing ful Caymanian way of life known genera-
10:00am to 4:00pm. Admission is US$8.00.
Children under 6 are free and children 6 to the Park’s second phase expansion pro- tions ago, long before this country came to
12 years old pay US$4.00.
gramme. enjoy the highest standard of living in the
B OTANIC PARK - Botanic ParkGrand
Cayman’s Q. E. II Botanic Park Many V isitors Center - The Visitors Centre is Caribbean. This attraction’s main feature
visitors arriving in this Western Caribbean now the first stop on the tour of the is the restored early 20th-century Rankin
destination, famous for Stingray City, have home, a traditional tiny three-room zinc-
Cayman Botanic Park, designed as a con- roofed Caymanian wooden cottage. Visitors
temporary interpretation of Colonial Carib- are stunned when they learn that this
bean and Caymanian architecture, with structure once housed a family of 11 from
wooden shuttered windows, wide veranda infancy through adulthood. It was moved
and brick courtyard with waterfall/fountain. from its original location in the district of
The Centre is painted in Caribbean colours East End to the Park site in December 1995.
of green and pale coral and features a cen-
tral reception area offering park informa-
tion as well as a area for permanent and
