ABOUT GRAND TURK ISLAND

Grand Turk is the political capital and financial center of the Turks and Caicos Islands. This small island is approximately six miles wide by one mile wide. The island is reputed to be the site of Christopher Columbus’ first landfall in the New World and was founded by Bermudan Salt Rakers in the 1600s.
Grand Turk has maintained much of its Old World charm. Donkeys and horses still wander freely down the narrow streets. Bermudan colonial architecture from the salt era blends with colorful Caribbean-style buildings.

Landmarks include historic Duke and Front Streets along the western shore, a recently renovated 140-plus year old lighthouse at the north end of the island and the Turks and Caicos National Museum which houses artifacts form the Molasses Reef Wreck, the oldest shipwreck in the Americas.