Queen's Staircase - Nassau, Bahamas - Outdoor Stairways on Waymarking.com

Nassau's most visited attraction is the Queen's Staircase. Climb the 65 steps, recently renovated, carved out of solid limestones by slaves in the late 18th century, between 1793 and 1794. It is reported that slaves were forced to cut through rocks with axes and other sharp hand tools.

This 102 foot staircase was named in honor of the 65 years of Queen's Victoria's reign. Construction of this monument is still regarded as remarkable. For practical purposes, the staircase provides a shorter route to and form Bennet's Hill.

Originally, the Queens Staircase was built to provide British troops a protected route to Fort Fincastle, and the slaves used were local peoples from the island. Fort Fincastle was built on the highest point of the island as a lookout by the British captain Lord Dunmore in 1793. The Queens Staircase and Fort Fincastle were inspired by a desire to watch for encroaching marauders and pirates, however, none ever attacked and the fort is now a lighthouse that tourists can view.

The Nassau Queens Staircase also provides access to: Gregory Arch, a tunnel cut right through the hill in 1850, St. Andrew's Kirk, the Government House, Prospect Ridge, Straw Market, the Christ Church Cathedral, the Vendue House, and the old Graycliff hotel. As a part of any Nassau tour by foot, the Nassau Queens Staircase is the gateway to most of the best Nassau tour sites.

number of stairs (minimum 60): 65.00 stair landing (check if yes): yes

Visit Instructions:
To log your visit, add also photo of stairs and yourself (or your GPS).

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   03/13/2024 Butch09 visited it 08/31/2023 jiggs11 visited it 04/16/2023 Waymaker_Jan visited it 12/19/2019 LadyKarine visited it 04/14/2019 2 Sonians visited it 04/07/2019 SM741 visited it 04/07/2019 sujayne visited it 02/19/2019 blackjack59 visited it 11/13/2018 Lynx Humble visited it 11/20/2017 InGodsHands visited it 06/11/2016 kvega00 visited it 12/22/2015 Truvtter visited it 07/22/2015 JuggerMom7 visited it 03/31/2015 Go Boilers! visited it 03/26/2015 walkingwildly visited it 03/04/2015 navyguider visited it 01/26/2015 BIO-HAZRD visited it 01/25/2015 papabear178 visited it 03/10/2014 Sub-Zero75 visited it 12/20/2013 Memfis Mafia visited it 11/11/2013 Pop-Pop7 visited it 01/14/2013 roadrunners visited it 12/09/2012 scotian visited it 07/21/2012 stinger503 visited it 07/18/2012 vhasler visited it

View all visits/logs