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Learn about Caribbean history at the Cayman Islands National Museum

You can easily learn about Caribbean culture by talking to locals, but to find out about the history of these islands while on locum assignment, consider visiting the Cayman Islands National Museum.

Located in the Old Courts Building, which dates back to the 19th century, this island attraction allows visitors to broaden your knowledge of Caribbean culture and history in just a few short hours. When you visit the museum's Natural History Gallery, you will explore the various environments that can be found on the local islands through a series of dioramas. Here, you can walk through an artificial cave, where you encounter a few models of bats and other creatures that live within these dark caverns.

In the Cultural History Gallery, you can explore displays that reflect Caymanian life, including the island's judicial system and industries.

If you are a locum doctor with a love for the arts, you will enjoy the museum's national art collection, which includes various paintings that interpret the area's local history. There is even a special gallery at the institution devoted to children, so kids are more than welcome.