Located over 300 miles from Miami, Cat Island should not be confused with its very very small nephew Cat Cay--which is part of the Biminis. A popular tourist attraction in Cat Island is Comer Hill, the highest point in The Bahamas at 206 ft. above sea level. Climb to the top of Mt. Alvernia where you'll getCat Island Bahamas, Cat Island a bird's eye view of a scaled replica of a 12th century monastery called the Hermitage built by Monsignor John C. Hawes.

SS Sapona was a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini during a hurricane in 1926. The wreck of the ship is easily visible above the water, and is both a navigational landmark for boaters and a popular dive site.

A 300-foot long rock formation estimated to be around 5,000-10,000 years old, now a popular diving site for adventurous divers.

Built around 1793 on Bennett’s Hill, the fort overlooks the Queen’s Staircase, and is often accessed that way by visitors on foot. This fort shaped like a paddle-steamer, Lord Dunmore called Fort Fincastle, after his second title, Viscount Fincastle. The fort overlooked Nassau and Paradise Island and the eastern approaches to New Providence. It mounted two 24 pounders, two 32 pounders, two 12 pounder cannons and one howitzer. It served as a lighthouse until September 1817 when it was replaced by the lighthouse on Paradise Island. It was subsequently used as a signal station.