Trench Town Culture Yard

A heritage museum in the Trench Town neighbourhood, the working-class Kingston community regarded as the birthplace of ska, rocksteady and reggae. Set in a restored government yard where Bob Marley and other musicians lived and rehearsed, it preserves rooms, instruments and a vintage vehicle associated with reggae's early years. Guides who grew up in the area recount the music's origins and the community's history. Designated a national monument, the yard offers an intimate grassroots counterpart to the more polished museums uptown.