The only one of its kind in the world, Cayman Turtle Farm is home to thousands of sea turtles, ranging in size from six ounces to 600 pounds each! The farm is a modern-day reminder of the turtle's role in the history of the Cayman Islands. When Christopher Columbus first discovered the islands in 1503, he named them "Las Tortugas," meaning The Turtles. According to legend, there were so many turtles that the islands looked like they were covered with rocks.

A popular attraction with both scuba divers and snorkelers, Stingray City is a favorite spot to swim with and feed rays of up to six-feet in diameter. The rays' favorite food is squid, which you can feed to them by hand. On Stingray sandbar, which is only waist deep, you can use a mask and snorkel and watch the rays swarm around you, brushing their velvety bellies against your hands and feet. 

Visit the Cayman Islands National Museum and you'll find over 2,000 items, from a 14-foot traditional hand made catboat to old coins, rare documents and natural history specimens. Learn about this tiny country's fascinating cultural and natural history and the resourceful, independent nature of our seafaring society in a variety of exhibits and a 10-minute audiovisual presentation, "Cayman: Founded Upon the Seas."

At the end of a quiet, tree-shaded road in Savannah, high atop a limestone bluff, lies one of the Caribbean's most spectacular historic restorations, the Pedro St. James Historic Site. The country's most ambitious heritage attraction to date and its first national landmark, Pedro St. James sprawls out over more than seven-and-a-half acres and includes a three-story, early 19th century great house and outbuildings, with traditional "grounds" planted with pineapple, banana and other provisions.

This two-acre garden recreates a resourceful Caymanian way of life known generations ago, long before Grand Cayman came to enjoy the highest standard of living in the Caribbean. Along with the spectacular garden, which features a multicolored mosaic of hundreds of species of tropical and sub tropical plants, is the restored early 20th-century Rankin home, a traditional tiny three-room zinc-roofed Caymanian wooden cottage.

Some years ago, concerned individuals became aware that the natural and man-made environments of the Cayman Islands were vulnerable to the pace of change brought by recent development. As a result of this concern, the National Trust for the Cayman Islands was established.

The National Trust for the Cayman Islands Law of 1987 created this non-profit, statutory body which is responsible for the preservation of Cayman's historic, natural and maritime heritage; the conservation of lands, natural features and submarine areas of beauty, historic or environmental importance, and the protection of our native flora and fauna.

The Trust is also empowered to declare Trust-owned property as inalienable, which means that heritage property can be held in trust forever protected for the people of the Cayman Islands to cherish and enjoy. 

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