The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bermuda

8 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bermuda

Updated August 25, 2021

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Unusual Attractions in Bermuda

The Unfinished Church

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The Unfinished Church

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

The Checkerboard, on the right.

Smith's, Bermuda

Spittal Pond Nature Reserve

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

Cooper's Island

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Cooper's Island Nature Reserve

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

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Somerset Bridge

The world's smallest drawbridge.

Admiralty House Park in Hamilton

Bermuda

Admiralty House Park

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

The Abandoned Royal Navy Docks

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Royal Navy Docks

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

The Abandoned Royal Navy Commander's House

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The Abandoned Royal Navy Commander's House

The abandoned Bermudian home of a British naval leader is surrounded by crumbling sporting fields and the graves of convicts.

The Royal Naval Cemetery

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The Royal Naval Cemetery

The final resting place for Bermuda's British military, including a man who died of sunstroke.

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Stories About Bermuda

Ships under repair in Bermuda in 1871.

Remembering When Bermuda Was an Onion Island

Mark Twain once called the allium the “pride and joy of Bermuda.”

by Diana Hubbell

August 25, 2021

Bermuda's solution to its water conundrum is visible in the historic town of St. George.

The Clever Architectural Feature That Makes Life on Bermuda Possible

How does an island with no lakes, rivers, or streams provide water for 65,000 people? Look up.

Dr. Philippe Max Rouja, Custodian of Historic Wrecks from the Government of Bermuda, clearing the non-historic layers of sand during the rescue archaeology investigation of the bow of the shipwrecked Mary Celestia, South Shore Bermuda.

How a Long-Lost Perfume Got a Second Life After 150 Years Underwater

A team of divers and archaeologists discovered the 19th-century fragrance in a shipwreck off the coast of Bermuda.

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Key West, Kauai, and Bermuda each have too many chickens—but very different ways of dealing with them.

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