3 Best Sights in Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands

This beach is the best reason to visit Salt Cay; it might be the finest beach in the Turks and Caicos. Part of the beauty lies not just in the soft, powdery sand and beautiful blue waters, but also in its isolation; it's very likely that you will have this lovely beach all to yourself. Amenities: none. Best for: snorkeling; solitude; swimming; walking.

Accessible by boat through the on-island tour operators, this tiny, totally uninhabited island is 7 miles (11 km) south of Salt Cay; it's also known for its long, unspoiled stretches of open sand. Amenities: none. Best for: solitude; swimming.

This grand stone and plaster house, which once belonged to a wealthy salt merchant, is testimony to Salt Cay’s heyday. Still owned by the descendants of the original family, it's sometimes open for tours when Tim Dunn, one of the successors, is on island. He’s pleased to share the house, where you will see some of the original furnishings, books, and a medicine cabinet that dates back to around 1835.