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St. Thomas Attractions & ActivitiesSightseeing
Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: Kogens Gade, Government Hill
It's true – if you count, you will find there are actually 103 steps. Built in the 1700s to make climbing Government Hill a bit easier, this staircase is one of St Thomas's most famous landmarks. Some historians feel the stairs are making up for Danish engineers' lack of knowledge about the steep landscape of St Thomas – they had demanded the city...
Blackbeard's Castle / Skytsborg Tower
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: Government Hill
No one knows when Skytsborg Tower became known as Blackbeard's Castle. The tower was built in 1679, at the highest point on Government Hill, to serve as a watchtower for Fort Christian. It is rumored that Edward Teach – Blackbeard the Pirate – also used the tower as a lookout. Today, this is the only 17th-century fortified tower in the Caribbean,...
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: 6450 Estate Smith Bay, Coki Point
Coral World boasts one of the world's largest coral reef tanks and a giant circular aquarium with more than 20 viewing stations. Visit the mangrove lagoon, the turtle pool or the open-air shark tank. One of the most popular exhibits is the touch pool, where you can feel starfish, stingrays and even a baby shark. Wear comfortable shoes if you plan...
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: Government Hill
As you tour Government Hill, take a moment to study this West Indian home, built in the 18th century. The structure was originally built for Peter von Scholten, the Danish ruler who freed the slaves in 1848. Today it is lavish private home, so viewing is limited to the exterior. The house is on the south side of the street.
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: Jct of Magens Rd and Hull Bay Rd, Rte 40
Visit this panoramic vista in the evening – the sunset is spectacular and many of the t-shirt hawkers have gone home for the day. It is said that Sir Francis Drake watched over his ships and charted passages among the islands from this vantage. Drake's Seat is immediately above Drake's Passage, the channel where Drake sailed when he visited the...
Ft Christian / Virgin Islands Museum
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: Waterfront Hwy
Built in 1672 and named for Danish King Christian V, Fort Christian is the oldest standing structure in the United States Virgin Islands. Through the years this National Historic Landmark, designated as such in 1977, has been used as a jail, the town hall, a courthouse, a church and a governor's residence. Today the Virgin Islands Museum is...
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: Kogens Gade, Government Hill
Government House was built in 1867 as a private residence, but it soon became the meeting place for the Danish Colonial Council. Today, still, it serves as the center of St Thomas's government. Visitors are welcome in the lobby area, as well as the 1st and 2nd floors; no free roaming but there will be a guide to take you around.
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: Government Hill, Kongens Gade
This magnificent example of 19th-century architecture, also known as the Lavalette House, was built in 1829 by one of St. Thomas's most successful merchants. Bright coral walls are accented with skillfully worked wrought iron. The interior is paneled with dark wood, and the current dining room features 200-year-old Moroccan floor tiles. Non-guests...
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: Government Hill, Kogens Gade
St. Thomas residents Philibert Fluck and Barbara Demaras open their historic private home to the public. The Seven Arches is named for the arches supporting the "welcoming arms" staircase made of native mahogany. The home has been completely restored and decorated with period antiques. The slave quarters and the traditional, separated kitchen are...
St. Peter Great House and Botanical Gardens
Category: Sightseeing - St. Thomas Attractions & Activities
Address: 3A-18 Estate St. Peter, St. Peter Mountain Rd, St. Thomas 00802
Plan to have at least 45 minutes to stroll the grounds at this lavish estate and gardens, nestled in the hills high above most of the island. Wander the gallery where local art is displayed, or peruse the old plantation house. It was built in the early 1800s, and it is a wonderful example of period architecture. Next, sip your complimentary rum...
