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St. Thomas

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Places to Explore

Coki Beach
Excellent off-beach Snorkeling.
Coral World Ocean Park
Great aquarium and water park.
Magens Bay
Swimming and lounging.
Charlotte Amalie
Rocking duty-free shopping.
Mahogany Run Golf Course
Playing a perfect round of golf.

St. Thomas

If you fly to the 32-square-mi (83-square-km) island of St. Thomas, you land at its western end; if you arrive by cruise ship, you come into one of the world's most beautiful harbors. Either way, one of your first sights is the town of Charlotte Amalie. From the harbor you see an idyllic-looking village that spreads into the lower hills. If you were expecting a quiet hamlet with its inhabitants hanging out under palm trees, you've missed that era by about 300 years. Although other islands in the USVI developed plantation economies, St. Thomas cultivated its harbor. Two hundred years ago the town's warehouses contained indigo, tobacco, and cotton. Today the stone buildings house silk, crystal, linens, and leather.