"Explore a Wicked Pirate City Port Royal, once known as the wickedest city on earth and the Sodom of the New World, revels in its pirate past. Theonce-great city, now a fishing port, was at its height in the 1600s, when numerous brothels and drinking establishments thrived on pirates' plundered gold.In 1692, the effects of an earthquakesubmerged partofthe port, a tragedy that has actually preservedthe townfrom being torn down or built over. Entire buildings and streets are clearly visible just beneath the water. The town that remains on dry landoffers visitors fascinating archaeological sites to explore, includingfortified walls, cannons, andcrumblingbuildings."
Explore Port Antonio and Jamaica's East Coast
Photo by Jim Smith/Jamaica Tourist Board