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St. Croix Attractions & ActivitiesHistoric Sites
Ready to look into the past and learn about the heritage of this fascinating city? We list historic homes, plantations, battlegrounds, and churches that are rich in history and provide for an educational travel diversion.
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: Queen Cross St, Christiansted
This historically fascinating, 19th century pharmacy was renovated and opened anew in 1996. In its early days, one of its employees was Alexander Hamilton – the statesman who went on to write the "Federalist Papers." Today, the small museum showcases documents, artifacts, and exhibits about the building and the role of pharmacies in history. The...
Estate Mount Washington Plantation
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: Rte 63, Frederiksted
If you're intrigued by the island's history and what gave it prominence and status early on, this site provides clues. St. Croix's best-preserved sugar plantation occupies 13 acres and welcomes visitors to explore the grounds on self-guided tours. From 1780 to 1820, St. Croix was the second largest sugar producer in the West Indies, and this...
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: Christiansted
This wonderfully restored fort was built in 1774 to protect the city of Christiansted and its harbor. Admission to the fort also gains entrance to the Steeple Building Museum, the Old Scale House, and the Danish West India Company warehouse. Together, these waterfront buildings comprised the economic center of 18th and 19th century St. Croix. A...
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: Frederiksted
This national historic landmark, although originally constructed in 1760, has been restored to its 1840s appearance. During that era, working from this fort, Governor General Peter Von Scholten emancipated slaves in the Danish West Indies. The courtyard, stables, and a soldier's canteen have all been restored, and today, the grounds resemble a...
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: King St, Christiansted
One of Christiansted's most impressive examples of Danish Colonial architecture, this golden-hued, white-trimmed structure is free and open to the public. Originally built in 1747, the massive building features ballrooms and halls that once welcomed island governors and plantation owners. These days, they're still used for government functions.
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: 52 Estate Whim, Little La Grange Plantation, Frederiksted 00840
Surrounded by rainforest, this majestic West Indian sugar plantation looks much the same as it did a hundred years ago when it was built. Plus, it's remained in the same Danish family ever since. Guided tours of the house, garden, and nature trails explore life on an early 20th century plantation.
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: Strand Square Courtyard, Frederiksted
Learn about St. Croix's cultural and historical attractions on this self-guided tour, which covers 72 miles. Along the way, watch for large brown and white signs that direct you to each site. They're marked with icons of windmills, great houses, and churches, according to the attraction. Although many folks choose to drive the trail, others hike...
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: Company St, on the waterfront, Christiansted
Built in 1753 as St. Croix's first Lutheran church, this distinctive structure didn't get its namesake steeple until 1794. Today, it houses a small museum dedicated to island history and culture. Ancient Indian artifacts, a history of slavery in the Virgin Islands, a study of local Victorian and Danish architecture, and a display on sugar...
Category: Historic Sites - St. Croix Attractions & Activities
Address: Rte 70, or Centerline Rd, Frederiksted
This restored plantation is one of St. Croix's "must see" attractions. The great house is filled with period antiques, including tools and china used by the owners, and historical artifacts describe life on a sugar plantation in the 18th and 19th centuries. In addition to the main house, you can tour the original windmill, bathhouse, watch house,...
