Hello,
Yes we have been to the fort, actually there are 2 forts, but I can't remember the name of the 2nd one. It is way too far to walk.
We took the Historical City Tour. It was 2 hours long and it takes you in an air conditioned van to both forts, queen Anne's staircase and some narrated drive around part of the island. If you take the tour you have about 25 minutes at each fort, which is plenty of time to see it. One fort you just walk into and not much to see. But Fort Charlotte actually gives you a guided tour and then turns you loose to explore on your own if you want. We thought it was pretty neat to see.
If you want somewhere to walk to in Nassau, try the Pirates museum, if you like history. It's $12.00 per person. Most of it is set up like the inside of a pirates ship and shows you how people lived on board. There are some very old weapons at the end of the museum that are really great. There are lot of plaques to read as you go through. It's self guided, however there is a awesome pirate that greets you out front and starts you on your tour.
From the ship you can see the straw market, the museum is about 2 blocks behind it. It's a big 2 story purple building. after you get off the dock and through the building they make you go through, just follow the sidewalk to the right on the water front, toward the straw market( a large white tent building) about 2 0r 3 blocks. Just take a road that heads behind it and you can't miss the big purple building. There are lots of tourists to ask if you get turned around. We could see the top of the building from deck 10 on the wonder. The museum has it's own web site, but I'm not sure what it is. You could probably use search engine for Nassau pirate museum and find it.
good luck. Both places are great to see.
Kathy
