Dominica Places: 30 Best Places to Visit in Dominica. Dominica is a volcanic island nation in the eastern Caribbean. It is home to natural hot springs and lush rainforests. Boiling Lake is a volcano-heated, steam-covered body of water. The island’s national park includes sulfur vents, Trafalgar Falls at 65m, and the narrow Titou Gorge to the west. The capital of Dominica, Roseau, is a picturesque town with colorful timber houses and botanical gardens.
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1. Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a national park located on the island of Dominica. It was established in July 1975 and was the first national park legally established in Dominica. In 1997, it was declared a World Heritage Site. The name of the park is derived from the name of the highest mountain, which is Morne Trois pitons, which means mountain of three peaks. – Dominica Places
2. Scotts Head
Located on Dominica’s southwest coast, Scotts Head is a fishing village in Saint Mark Parish and had a population of 721 in 2001. The village overlooks the bay of Soufrière, which is part of the island’s protected marine reserve and is popular with snorkelers and divers. – Dominica Places
3. Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the capital and largest city of Dominica, an island nation in the highlands of the Caribbean. The city’s palm-fringed shoreline juts out onto the bay of Prince Rupert. Just north of the city is Cabrits National Park, home to the historic fort of Fort Shirley, built by the British colonialists in the 18th century.
The park serves as one end of the long Waitukubuli national trail, which traverses the entire island of Dominica. The nearby reefs are home to the protected coral formations of the toucan caves, which are home to turtles and lobsters. – Dominica Places
4. Spinnaker Tower
The Spinnaker Tower is a 170m observation tower in the port city of Portsmouth, England, and is the focal point of the regeneration of the port of Portsmouth, which was funded by the National Lottery.– Dominica Places
5. Mary Rose Museum
The Mary Rose Museum is a historical museum based at Historic Dockyards, in the United Kingdom. It is managed by The Mary Rose Trust. – Dominica Places
6. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is a public area of the HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, England. It is home to some historic buildings and vessels. The area is operated by the National Museum of the Royal Navy as an umbrella organisation representing five charities, the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, the Mary Rose Trust, the Warrior Preservation Trust Ltd, and HMS Victory preservation company. – Dominica Places
7. Staunton Farm
Staunton Country Park is a Regency Landscaped Parkland and Forest with an ornamental Farm, Ornamental Lake, Folly, Maze, Walled Garden, and Glasshouses. It covers about 1,000 Acres in Hampshire England. – Dominica Places
8. Southsea Castle
Chaderton Castle, formerly known as South Castle, Portsea Castle, and Portsea Castle, is an Artillery Fort originally built by Henry VIII of England on Portsea Island in Hampshire in 1544 as part of the King’s Device program to defend the Solent against French and Holy Roman invasions.
The fort defended the eastern approach to the port of Portsmouth and was one of the first English examples of a trace italienne style of fortification, which was popular on the continent. The fortification included a square central keep, two rectangular gun platforms facing east and west, and two angled bastions at the front and rear. – Dominica Places
9. Clarence Pier
Clarence pier is a seaside amusement pier located in the town of Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is situated next door to Southsea Hoverport. Unlike many of the UK’s seaside amusement piers, the pier doesn’t extend far out into the sea but rather runs along the coast. – Dominica Places
10. Canoe Lake
Canoe Lake is a well-known park that dates back to 1886, with some of the evergreen trees planted in 1910. It features an impressive selection of floral bedding at the water’s edge. The main attraction is the man-made boating lake, where pedal boats can be hired.
There is also a large and hugely popular children’s play area, with equipment for children of all ages, including a zip wire, a sand pit, and a water area. Next to the lake is the remains of Lumps Fort, which is now home to Southsea Rose Gardens and the Model Village, where everything is done on a miniature scale. – Dominica Places
11. Portsmouth Guildhall
The Guildhall is one of the city’s most important buildings. It is situated in the heart of the city of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England, and is situated in a public square close to the town’s main railway station. The Guildhall was built in 1890 and was known as the ‘Portsmouth Town Hall’ until 1926. – Dominica Places
12. Royal Armouries: Fort Nelson
The fort of Fort Nelson is located in Boarhunt, Hampshire, England. It is one of the five forts on Portsdown Hill and was constructed in the early 19th century. It overlooks the important naval port of Portsmouth. – Dominica Places
13. Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery
Portsmouth Museum is a local museum located on Museum Road, in the South East of England city of Portsmouth. The museum is one of the six museums operated by the Portsmouth Museums, which are part of the City Council of Portsmouth. The museum is located in a grade II listed building. – Dominica Places
14. National Museum of the Royal Navy
The National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, also known as the Royal Naval Museum, is situated in the historic dockyard of HMNB PNN in the Port of Portsmouth Hampshire, England. – Dominica Places
15. Dominica Island
Dominica is an island nation located in the Caribbean Sea, part of the French-speaking region of the French Caribbean island of Martinique. Dominica is an English-speaking country. Dominica has an area of 751 km2. The capital of Dominica is Roseau, while Portsmouth is another major city on the island. Dominica has a population of approximately 70,000 people. – Dominica Places
16. Boiling Lake
Boiling Lake is a fumarole that is flooded and filled with bubbling water. The water is greyish-blue in color and is usually surrounded by a cloud of steam. The fumarole is situated on the shores of Lake Boiling, about 6.5 miles east of Dominica’s capital, Roseau. – Dominica Places
17. Trafalgar Falls
Dominica is renowned for its many cascading waterfalls. Each one is unique and spectacular in its own way, but Trafalgar Falls is truly one of a kind. The only twin falls on the island, Trafalgar’s twin falls cascade side by side to form pools beneath the water. affectionately known as the Mother and Father Falls, the twin falls of Trafalgar complement each other perfectly and give birth to many water basins and streams at their base. – Dominica Places
18. Calibishie
Located on Dominica’s north-eastern coast, just east of the island’s capital, Hamstead, Calibishia is a small village that is often referred to as the “most beautiful and untouched part of Dominica”.The Calibishia Coast Travel Area. – Dominica Places
19. Soufrière
The summit of La Soufrière, also known as the Soufrière St. Vincent, is a volcanic mountain on the island of Saint Vincent, in the French Grenadines, in the Caribbean. It has been active since 1718 and has erupted eight times since then.
The most recent eruption occurred on 27 December 2020, when a dome of lava was slowly extruded from the mountain.[4] The most recent series of explosive events took place from 9 to 22 April 2021. – Dominica Places
20. Marigot
Marigot is the largest municipality in the Saint Andrew Parish area of northeastern Dominica. It is home to 2,676 inhabitants and is the location of a Fisheries Complex and Dominica’s main airport. Marigot was the birthplace of two prominent figures in the local community: William Strathmore Stevens, an Educationist, and B.O. Robinson, an ex-education officer. – Dominica Places
21. Laudat
Laudat is a small village located in the interior of the island of Dominica. Laudat is situated between three mountains, Morne Watt Morne Trois pitons. Laudat has a population of just over 300 inhabitants. It is also known as a “gateway” because it is the only point of entry to many of the island’s attractions, such as the Boiling Lake, Fresh Water Lake, and Titou Gorge.
The village of Laudat is located at an altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level. Laudat enjoys a cool climate and beautiful views over the Caribbean Sea. It is about 20 minutes from Dominica’s capital, Roseau, and is located at the terminus of the road. – Dominica Places
22. Mero
Mero is an unincorporated village in the parish of Saint Joseph, Dominica, situated in the western part of the island. The village is north of the Layou River mouth and north of Baroui. The parish of Saint Joseph is south of the village of Mero. – Dominica Places
23. Wotten Waven
The caldera, whose margins are partly fault controlled, was discovered and named Wotten Waven in 1985. The caldera is elongated to the southwest in a western direction, parallel to the Pelean chain of volcanoes that run parallel to the southern margin of Central Graben. The caldera measures 7km by 4.5km, with the Micotrin dome on its northeastern margin. – Dominica Places
24. Layou River
The Layou River is one of Dominica’s rivers. It originates in the interior and flows west towards the Caribbean Sea, on the country’s central west coast, close to St. Joseph, Dominica. The Layou is Dominica’s longest river. It is also Dominica’s deepest river at 27.6 kilometers. – Dominica Places
25. Titou Gorge
The hike to the base of Titou Gorge is a short swim from a waterfall to a series of natural “rooms and ponds” made up of high cliff walls with interlaced trees that canopy the gorge’s canopies. The twisting and twisting sides of this deep and narrow gorge were formed by the cooling and splitting of molten lava.
The swim is only about five minutes long, and the light filtering through the canopies down the mountainside inside the gorge is stunning. A hot spring cascades down a short wall right outside the gorge entrance, which feels refreshing after the cold waters of the falls. – Dominica Places
26. Middleham Falls
Climbing out of the cold Laudat mountains comes Middleham Falls – a 200-foot down rush of crystal clear water. It looks as if it is descending from the sky, Middleham is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world.
It is a tumbling waterfall that is chaotic as the foamy water rushes down from the high mountain and pools wildly between the boulders and the caves below. Middleham Falls is a must-see for any waterfall enthusiast. It is a difficult, uphill hike through thick, wet forest over peaking streams and protruding roots.– Dominica Places
27. The Dominica Museum
The Dominica Museum, also known as the National Museum of Dominica, is the national cultural institution of Dominica, a small island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean. The museum is situated in the capital of Dominica, Roseau. The museum is situated on a quay outside the Old Market in Roseau, which during colonial times was the main hub for the slave trade. – Dominica Places
28. Cabrits National Park
Located on a peninsula on the northern tip of Dominica, just north of Portsmouth, Cabrits National Park preserves tropical rainforests, coral reefs, and wetlands, as well as hiking trails and the historic English fort of Fort Shirley. – Dominica Places
29. Morne Diablotin National Park
Morne Diablotine National Park is a National Park located in the northern mountains of Dominica, a Caribbean island nation. The park covers an area of 3,335,3 hectares or 8,242 acres, which is 4.4 percent of Dominica’s total land area.
The park was created in January 2000 with the primary objective of preserving the habitat of the Sisserou Parrot, an Endangered Bird species, which is a national emblem of Dominica. – Dominica Places
30. Glassy Trail
This trail is also known as the “Glassy” trail and ascends from the base of the main house to the rounded, flat peak of Glassy Mountain at 2783’ elevation, the highest point of the park. This trail is steeper and longer than the other trails in the area.
It passes by an old reservoir and some rock outcroppings before winding through a pleasant forest with many large white pines. Finally, it terminates at a large rock opening with a clear view of the northwest. – Dominica Places
