Jack Boy Viewing Facility
This vantage point—replete with telescope, barbecue grill, picnic tables, landscaped grounds, and bathrooms—provides bird's-eye views of the old W. H. Bramble airport and eastern villages damaged by pyroclastic flows.
2 Best Sights in Montserrat
Though the more fertile—and historic—southern half of Montserrat was destroyed by the volcano, emerald hills still reward explorers. Hiking and biking are the best ways to experience this island's unspoiled rain forest, glistening black-sand beaches, and lookouts over the devastation.
Richmond Hill
This once affluent suburb of Plymouth is just north of the former capital and offers a riveting panorama. You can see the 18th-century sugar mill that once housed the Montserrat Museum and poke around the abandoned Montserrat Springs Hotel, where a few items remain just as they were left on the front desk during the mass exodus owing to 1997 volcanic activity. You might encounter a goat or cow nibbling mushrooms growing through the cracks in the pool and tennis court. The hotel's hot springs are down the hill by the beach, which has grown substantially and was long a favorite liming spot of locals and expats.
