When traveling a new country or city, I always enjoy shopping at some of the outdoor markets. This one has a lot of booths with a lot of similar things , but reflective of Bahamian culture.
There is also a nice port. There were a couple good restaurants Agave - yum! This is a tourist trap but is fun if it's raining or run out of things to do.
Check out Rum Runners prostitutes at night I if you are alone you will be approached and Neptunes. If you are buying tourist stuff at the market make sure you negotiate a better price! There were so many booths to choose from and people to help. They were not overbearing or pushy. We came back the next day an got a good deal on T-shirts and visors from the Bahamas. Booth 12 I remember well. Olgamae Fawkes , His son went to get me the visor I was looking for to keep my eyes protected from the sun rays.
This is a great way to spend the day, even if it is raining. It was very clean, safe and fun to walk through. There are a variety of restaurants, Jewelry shops, craft booths and tables, t-shirt stores and art shops. There are a lot of unique gift ideas and local culture there. I found each booth competes with the next and they pretty much have the same Bahamian treasures in each of those booths. It is in walking distance to the Casino, beach and Memories hotel.
The Bahamian women and men who are selling at the Marketplace were somewhat pushy to have you come into their booth to shop and they will bargain with you on prices. On Friday night they always have local entertainment which was a mother, husband and child act. They got the crowd involved with calling observers up from the audience to assist with the act.
