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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in George Town, Cayman Islands

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The Grand Cayman after Ivan

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George Town

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

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George Town, Cayman Islands

Ugland House

There is one corporation registered for every three square feet of space in this inconspicuous office building.

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Limestone formations, 24 million years in the making (Flickr/alexpgp)

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Hell, Grand Cayman

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

6 miles from George Town

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Davinoff's Concrete Sculpture Garden

Grand Cayman is home to a colorful sculpture garden filled with giant concrete animals.

13 miles from George Town

Thar she blows!

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The Blowholes

This natural rock formation spouts jets of water into the air.

16 miles from George Town

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Gun Bay, Cayman Islands

Wreck of the Ten Sail

A massive maritime collision may have led to the myth of a resort island's strange financial status.

18 miles from George Town

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