On Grand Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, the main towns are Freeport or Lucaya, which has an airport, and West End. The island offers wide white sandy beaches, two casinos and good shopping facilities, entertainment and restaurants at the International Bazaar and Port Lucaya. The Rand Memorial Nature Center offers an excellent nature walk and the Garden of the Groves has exotic flowers, waterfalls and colorful birds.
The glamorous parts of Grand Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, are highly touted, well known and sometimes to busy to fully enjoy, but there are many other places on the island that only the curious ever get to savor and appreciate. They offer a close look at the real Bahamas!
Today's tranquility masks its often ribald past. Still the official capital of Grand Bahama, despite its small population, it lays claim to the island's most colorful past.