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Trenchtown Culture Yard Museum

In the southern corner of Kingston's most (in)famous neighbourhood there's a museum where you can learn about the district, and the musicians behind the style of music that was born there in the 1960s – reggae.

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Address: 6 & 8 1st St
Website: ttcultureyard.com (opens in a new tab)

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