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Ninety seconds on Fort Hamilton
Before sunset, climb to the western rampart and you look almost straight down on Hamilton, with White's Island and the Salt Kettle peninsula across the harbour. Entry is free, and the gates shut at sunset.
There is a garden in the moat, down a flight of steps beside the old drawbridge, and it is shadier and steamier than the lawns above. Spanish moss hangs from the branches, philodendron climbs out of sight, and the path passes under the bridge you crossed on the way in.
Back on top, walk the ramparts, where the guns still sit in their emplacements. On the western side a tall fence guards a 12-metre drop above the city.
Stairs lead down to the old munitions tunnels, so ask on the day whether they are open. A plaque by the guard house gives the fort's short history.
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