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Fort Charlotte

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 61 attractions in Nassau
Traveler Description: Underground passages and dungeons lie underneath this old fort, built in 1787.
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Attraction type: Historic site
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: West Bay Street Nassau
New Providence Island
Tel: 242-325-9186

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Reviews of Fort Charlotte

( 1-5 of 5 )
4 of 5 stars
Charlottetown, PE
Apr 21, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Visted while in port on a cruise. A great destination for a little local history and culture. Took the local #10 jitney bus to/from the fort for $1 per person each way. Our boys (aged 7 and 9) really liked taking this mode rather than doing a packaged tour deal - felt they were seeing some of the local flare.... more

3 of 5 stars
McKinney, Texas
Oct 22, 2006
4/4 found this review helpful

This is a much bigger fort than Fort Fincastle. The government has started charging $5 a person to go inside but it is a good twenty minute tour. Hopefully, now that it is a paid tour, they will open more of the Fort for touring. There is also Fort Stanley that seems to be part of Fort Charlotte but we... more

3 of 5 stars
New Jersey
Jul 6, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

It's Okay. Gives you something to do on the Island, better then not doing anything and the best part is it is FREE. It is kind of creepy to know that people actually lived there once. more

Jan 10, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

It looked like it costs $5 to get in now. We went with a tour so did not pay. It is short and there is not much but a shell of a building. It needs some artifacts or something. But it is bahamian history, so if that is what you are looking for, it is worth it. more

Mar 13, 2005
12/12 found this review helpful

If you have the opportunity to see this location it is interesting. It is free, you can’t beat that. There are several tour guides that will take you around and explain what you are seeing, but you are allowed to explore on your own. Take the tour, and tip them a dollar, they are very content and quite humorous during... more

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Fort Charlotte Address

West Bay Street, Nassau, New Providence Island
Tel: 242-325-9186