For almost three centuries, Bridgetown was Britain's most profitable port in the Caribbean. Today's capital of Barbados can be described as a city of boring concrete buildings. However, several architecturally interesting buildings from the colonial era have been preserved there, which make the city worth visiting.
Did you know that Barbados was the only place outside the present-day United States that George Washington ever visited? In 1751, at the age of 19, he came to the island and fell ill. The plantation house where he allegedly received treatment for two months is now a museum. However, according to researchers who analyze Washington's biography, the original house where the future first president of the United States stayed has not survived and its location is unknown.
