George Washington House

Historic Museum · Bridgetown

Rating: 4.7 / 5

George Washington House on the Garrison in St. Michael is the only place outside the United States where the future first US president is known to have stayed. In 1751, as a young man of 19, Washington accompanied his ailing half-brother Lawrence to Barbados in the hope that the tropical climate would help his tuberculosis. The beautifully restored 18th-century house hosts a museum exploring Washington's six weeks on the island, Bajan life of the period and the wider Garrison story, and it forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage site.