This former sugar port is past its prime but remains a charming, unspoiled example of a Jamaican coastal town. It is busiest during the Wednesday market. Highlights include the Victorian market and the parish church (built in 1796). You'll see several notable examples of Georgian architecture along Market Street west of the town center (near Water Square), including the mansion built in 1799 by the family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
One of Falmouth's most popular attractions is the Martha Brae River, which is toured aboard a bamboo raft. Contact River Raft Limited, which runs daily trips 8:30 am-4:30 pm. The one- to two-hour trips cost about US$55 per two-person raft, with an additional US$2 charge if transportation is provided (phone 876-940-6398 or 876-940-7018). Another boat tour takes you to visit a phosphorescent lagoon, which is best seen on moonless nights. The trips depart from the Glistening Waters restaurant (at the Luminous Lagoon), about 1 mi/0.8 km east of Falmouth.
Falmouth is 90 mi/144 km northwest of Kingston.