Fodor's Expert Review Museum of the Bermuda Historical Society/Bermuda National Library
Established in 1839, the library has a reference section with virtually every book ever written about Bermuda, as well as a microfilm collection of Bermudian newspapers dating back to 1784. Mark Twain admired the giant rubber tree that used to stand on Queen Street in the front yard of this Georgian house, formerly owned by postmaster William Bennett Perot and his family. Sadly, the almost 200-year-old tree, had to be removed after part of it fell on a nearby building in 2023.
To the left of the library entrance is the eclectic collection of Bermuda Historical Society's museum, chronicling the island's past through interesting—and in some cases downright quirky—artifacts. One display, for instance, is full of Bermudian silver dating from the 1600s. Check out the portraits of Sir George Somers and his wife, painted around 1605, and of William Perot and his wife that hang in the entrance hall. You can also pick up a free copy of the letter George Washington wrote in 1775; addressed... READ MORE
Established in 1839, the library has a reference section with virtually every book ever written about Bermuda, as well as a microfilm collection of Bermudian newspapers dating back to 1784. Mark Twain admired the giant rubber tree that used to stand on Queen Street in the front yard of this Georgian house, formerly owned by postmaster William Bennett Perot and his family. Sadly, the almost 200-year-old tree, had to be removed after part of it fell on a nearby building in 2023.
To the left of the library entrance is the eclectic collection of Bermuda Historical Society's museum, chronicling the island's past through interesting—and in some cases downright quirky—artifacts. One display, for instance, is full of Bermudian silver dating from the 1600s. Check out the portraits of Sir George Somers and his wife, painted around 1605, and of William Perot and his wife that hang in the entrance hall. You can also pick up a free copy of the letter George Washington wrote in 1775; addressed to the inhabitants of Bermuda, it requests gunpowder for use in the American Revolution. Museum tours can be made by appointment.
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