The City of Hamilton is located at the geographic centre of the Bermudas. The City is named for Henry Hamilton, the Governor of Bermuda who served from 1788 through 1794. The road that runs the entire length of Hamilton's waterfront is appropriately named "Front Street". The majority of the buildings date back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Within a 3-block section of Front Street, you can find merchandise from every continent with the exception of Antarctica.

Located at the foot of Queen Street is the "Bird Cage" Erected in 1962, it was named for "Dickie" Bird, the City of Hamilton engineer who designed it. On busy summer days, you can occasionally see a Constable directing traffic.