Antigua and Barbuda attractions

The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda has an outsize claim to its name: the Frigate Bird Sanctuary, home to the largest population of frigatebirds in the Western Hemisphere. Situated within Codrington Lagoon National Park’s mangrove forests, the 5,000-bird-strong colony is most popular in the winter when the male birds’ unique mating ritual is on full display.

If there’s one thing Antigua locals love, it’s the sport of cricket. The Coolidge Cricket Ground (a.k.a. Stanford Cricket Ground hosts matches with Antigua’s lush hills and sugar mills as a backdrop, and it pays homage to the sport as the home of the West Indies Cricket Hall of Fame, which chronicles the Caribbean’s most famous players.