Fort Amador and Fort Grant were former United States Army bases protecting the Pacific (southern) end of the Panama Canal at the Panama Bay. Amador was the primary on-land site, lying below the Bridge of the Americas. Grant consisted of a series of islands lying just offshore, some connected to Amador via a causway. Fort Sherman was the corresponding base on the Atlantic (northern) side. All of the Forts were turned over to the Republic of Panama in 1999, and the area is now a major tourist attraction.