Underwater sculptures
Plunge into Grenada’s underwater art gallery to glide past 75 submerged sculptures spread across 800 square meters, with scenes that alternate between the eerie and the hopeful. See slice-of-life artworks such as a journalist at his desk, a coral-encrusted woman kneeling on the ocean floor, and a ring of children holding hands in eternal solidarity. The best way to visit the Molinière Bay Underwater Sculpture Park is with a scuba tour or in a glass-bottom boat.
Idyllic isles
For a remote escape to brilliant white sands, it’s hard to top tiny Sandy Island. To get there, first take a scenic 90-minute ferry trip to Grenada’s sister island, Carriacou, a worthy destination in its own right, with postcard-perfect beaches and first-rate diving along dramatic coral reefs. To feel like you’ve washed ashore in paradise, however, continue on to uninhabited Sandy Island. Hire a water taxi to make the 10-minute trip just off the coast and pick you up when you’re ready to head back.
Chocolate, rum, and fragrant spices
From vast nutmeg plantations to the saffron and hot peppers that season “oil down” stew, Grenada deserves its long-standing nickname—“Spice Island.” The island is almost as famous for its rum, sourced from local sugarcane and ready for sampling at the River Antoine Rum Distillery and the Westerhall Estate. And Grenada is a chocolate lover’s paradise, providing fine cacao for confections crafted by artisan chocolatiers like House of Chocolate in St. George’s.
Head out for a hash
Run, walk, saunter, or sashay—they all count as “hashing”—to Grenada’s Hash House Harriers, a group that organizes popular treks every Saturday to picturesque places you might otherwise not see. The Harriers’ motto is “drinkers with a running problem,” and you can expect an invitation to imbibe along the way.
