Just outside the hustle and bustle of Charlotte Amalie is an excellent gallery selling works by local and internationally recognized artists who spend all...
Recently voted "best ladies' clothing in the USVI," this enchanting little store owned by Danna Brosius has been dressing Crucian women (and men) in stylish...
This ceramics gallery is also a workshop where you can watch artisans at work making water fountains, lights, signs, planters, vases, musical wind chimes...
Silk-screen artist Jim Tillett and his wife founded Tillett Gardens in 1959 as a screen printing studio and art gallery. Since then it has expanded into a...
This shop, which is next door to the historic Whim Plantation house, offers an impressive array of art, West Indian crafts, artifacts, antiques, furniture,...
Located in an un-missable pink and yellow house with gingerbread trim, Pink Papaya dazzles the eyes with a riot of colors, shapes and sizes once you step in...
Yacht Haven Grande is new-ish waterfront development that includes a luxury yacht marina, residential condos, restaurants, and over 40 high-end shopping...
Owned and run by the Bishop family, a team of artisans and metalsmiths native to St. Croix, Crucian Gold features a variety of beautiful handmade jewelry...
Located in the heart of Mongoose Junction, owner Jo Sterling's excellent multi-cultural boutique offers an impressive array of historic and exotic finds...
This mall, which greets cruise ship passengers who disembark at the West Indian Company dock, is one of the major shopping areas on the island (besides...
The U.S. Virgin Islands are rightly known as a shopping mecca: hundreds of merchants cater to a captive audience of cruise ship passengers, resort guests and boat enthusiasts. Add to that a generous $1600 duty-free allowance and no sales tax, you've got a shopaholic's paradise. But prices on most items aren't especially cheap – don't forget that everything has to be shipped or flown in, which adds to the bottom line. This doesn't deter avid shoppers though, who come for the duty-free booze, cigarettes and jewels above all. The greatest concentration of such shops are found in Christiansted on St. Croix, and in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands are also known as a great place to buy crafts, jewelry, and unique gift items. Funky boutiques on all three islands stock everything from African musical instruments to historical maps to hand-crafted jewelry and ceramics. Name-brand chain stores are not too prevalent here, but if you want to splurge on a designer bag or dress, you'll find Gucci, Bulgari, Coach and a few others.
Karen worked for several years as a newspaper reporter and copy editor before becoming a travel writer. She worked for renowned travel expert Peter Greenberg before going freelance, and now edits a website about African travel. Over the last two decades Karen has visited 129 cities in 30 countries and lived in the UK and South Africa. Highlights of her travels... Read More
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