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- Molasses Reef Wreck Exhibit: The museum’s centerpiece displays hull remains, a breech-loading cannon, weapons and personal items from a ship lost on a reef in the early 1500s, excavated by nautical archaeologists in the 1980s. Seeing how small the vessel was makes the Atlantic crossing feel risky.
- Lucayan Artifacts: Pottery, tools and ornaments from the earliest settlers of the islands. The cases are modest, but this is the best record of pre-Columbian life in the archipelago.
- Salt Industry Gallery: Tools, photos and explanation of the salt rakers who worked the Grand Turk and Salt Cay salinas for generations. It explains the ponds you pass outside town.
- Trouvadore Wreck Story: The account of a Spanish slave ship wrecked on the Caicos reefs in the 1840s, and the Africans who were freed and settled
- Molasses Reef Wreck Exhibit: The museum’s centerpiece displays hull remains, a breech-loading cannon, weapons and personal items from a ship lost on a reef in the early 1500s, excavated by nautical archaeologists in the 1980s. Seeing how small the vessel was makes the Atlantic crossing feel risky.
- Lucayan Artifacts: Pottery, tools and ornaments from the earliest settlers of the islands. The cases are modest, but this is the best record of pre-Columbian life in the archipelago.
- Salt Industry Gallery: Tools, photos and explanation of the salt rakers who worked the Grand Turk and Salt Cay salinas for generations. It explains the ponds you pass outside town.
- Trouvadore Wreck Story: The account of a Spanish slave ship wrecked on the Caicos reefs in the 1840s, and the Africans who were freed and settled in the islands. It is a sober room and worth slowing down for.
- Guinep House Itself: A 19th-century Bermudian-style limestone building with a shingled roof and a veranda. The architecture is part of the exhibit, and the garden shade is welcome in the afternoon.
- Natural History Displays: Specimens and notes on the reefs, birds, turtles and the dry scrubland. A useful primer before you get in the water or visit the salt ponds.
- Maritime and Colonial Memorabilia: Maps, bottles, ship fittings and relics of the island’s role as a port. Pieces such as anchors and old tools tie the whole story together.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.