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1. Coral World Ocean Park
This interactive aquarium and water-sports center lets you experience a variety of sea life and other animals. In the 2-acre dolphin habitat, you can swim...
This interactive aquarium and water-sports center lets you experience a variety of sea life and other animals. In the 2-acre dolphin habitat, you can swim with these graceful creatures. There are also several outdoor pools where you can pet baby sharks, feed stingrays, touch starfish, and view endangered sea turtles. During the Sea Trek Helmet Dive, you walk along an underwater trail wearing a helmet that provides a continuous supply of air. You can also try Snuba, a cross between snorkeling and scuba diving. Swim with a sea lion for the chance to play ball or get a big, wet, whiskered kiss. The park also has an offshore underwater observatory, an 80,000-gallon coral reef exhibit (one of the largest in the world), and a nature trail with native ducks and tortoises. Daily feedings take place at most exhibits.
View Tours and Activities6450 Estate Smith Bay, Estate Smith Bay, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-775–1555Sight Details
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2. Magens Bay
Deeded to the island as a public park, this heart-shaped stretch of white sand is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. The...
Deeded to the island as a public park, this heart-shaped stretch of white sand is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. The bottom of the bay is flat and sandy, so this is a place for sunning and swimming rather than snorkeling. On weekends and holidays, the sounds of music from groups partying under the sheds fill the air. There's a bar, snack shack, and beachwear boutique; bathhouses with restrooms, changing rooms, and saltwater showers are close by. Kayaks and paddleboards are available for rent at the water-sports kiosk. Amenities: food and drink; lifeguards; parking (fee); showers; toilets; water sports. Best for: partiers; swimming; walking.
Rte. 35, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-777–6300Sight Details
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3. Virgin Islands Children's Museum
HavensightGiant bubble makers, a rainbow-colored gear table, and a larger-than-life abacus are just a few of the interactive exhibits at this indoor, family-friendly, play-and-learn museum....
Giant bubble makers, a rainbow-colored gear table, and a larger-than-life abacus are just a few of the interactive exhibits at this indoor, family-friendly, play-and-learn museum. Science was never so fun!
Rte. 30, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands340-643–0366Sight Details
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4. Water Island
This island, the fourth largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, sits about a ¼ mile (½ km) out in Charlotte Amalie harbor. A ferry between...
This island, the fourth largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, sits about a ¼ mile (½ km) out in Charlotte Amalie harbor. A ferry between Crown Bay Marina and the island ($15 round-trip) operates several times daily, Monday through Saturday from 7 to 6 and Sunday and holidays 8 to 6. From the ferry dock, it's a hike of less than half a mile to Honeymoon Beach (though you have to go up a big hill), where Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett filmed a scene of the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Get lunch from a food truck or Dinghy's Beach Bar & Grill on the far south side of the beach. Monday night is Movie Night at Honeymoon Beach, a fun activity for the whole family after a day on the beach.
Water Island, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands340-690–4159-for ferry infoSight Details
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5. 99 Steps
This staircase "street," built by the Danes in the 1700s, leads to the residential area above Charlotte Amalie. Although historic Blackbeard's Castle, at the top,...
This staircase "street," built by the Danes in the 1700s, leads to the residential area above Charlotte Amalie. Although historic Blackbeard's Castle, at the top, has been closed due to hurricane damage since 2017, the splendid views are worth the trek. If you count the stairs as you go up, you'll discover, as thousands have before you, that there are more than the name implies.
Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands -
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6. All Saints Episcopal Church
Built in 1848 from stone quarried on the island, the church has thick, arched window frames lined with the yellow brick that came to the...
Built in 1848 from stone quarried on the island, the church has thick, arched window frames lined with the yellow brick that came to the islands as ballast aboard ships. Merchants left the brick on the waterfront when they filled their boats with molasses, sugar, mahogany, and rum for the return voyage. The church was built in celebration of the end of slavery in the USVI.
13 Commandant Gade, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-774–0217 -
7. Brewers Beach
Watch jets land at the Cyril E. King Airport as you dip into the usually calm seas. Rocks at either end of the shoreline, patches...
Watch jets land at the Cyril E. King Airport as you dip into the usually calm seas. Rocks at either end of the shoreline, patches of grass poking randomly through the sand, and shady tamarind trees 30 feet from the water give this beach a wild, natural feel. Civilization has arrived, in the form of one or two mobile food vans parked on the nearby road. Buy a fried-chicken leg and johnnycake or burgers and chips to munch on at the picnic tables. Amenities: food and drink; lifeguards; parking; toilets. Best for: sunset; swimming.
Rte. 30, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands -
8. Coki Beach
Funky beach huts selling local foods such as pates (fried turnovers with a spicy ground-beef filling), quaint vendor kiosks, and a brigade of hair braiders...
Funky beach huts selling local foods such as pates (fried turnovers with a spicy ground-beef filling), quaint vendor kiosks, and a brigade of hair braiders and taxi men make this beach overlooking picturesque Thatch Cay feel like a carnival. But this is the best place on the island to snorkel and scuba dive. Fish—including grunts, snappers, and wrasses—are like an effervescent cloud you can wave your hand through. Amenities: food and drink; lifeguards; parking; showers; toilets; water sports. Best for: partiers; snorkeling.
End of Rte. 388, off Rte. 38, Estate Smith Bay, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands -
9. Drake's Seat
Sir Francis Drake was supposed to have kept watch over his fleet from this vantage point, looking for enemy ships. The panorama is especially breathtaking...
Sir Francis Drake was supposed to have kept watch over his fleet from this vantage point, looking for enemy ships. The panorama is especially breathtaking (and romantic) at dusk, and if you plan to arrive late in the day, you'll miss the hordes of day-trippers on taxi tours who stop here to take pictures.
Rte. 40, Mafolie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands -
10. Educators Park
A peaceful place amid the town's hustle and bustle, the park has memorials for three famous Virgin Islanders: educator Edith Williams, J. Antonio Jarvis (a...
A peaceful place amid the town's hustle and bustle, the park has memorials for three famous Virgin Islanders: educator Edith Williams, J. Antonio Jarvis (a founder of The Virgin Islands Daily News), and educator and author Rothschild Francis. The last gave many speeches here.
Main St., Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands -
11. Edward Wilmoth Blyden IV Marine Terminal
Locally called Tortola Wharf, this is where you can catch the Native Son and other ferries to the BVI. The restaurant upstairs is a good...
Locally called Tortola Wharf, this is where you can catch the Native Son and other ferries to the BVI. The restaurant upstairs is a good place to watch the Charlotte Amalie harbor traffic and sip an iced tea. Next door is the Charles F. Blair Jr. Seaplane Terminal, where Seaborne Airlines offers service to St. Croix, the BVI, and Puerto Rico.
Veterans Dr., Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-774–1629 -
12. Emancipation Garden
A bronze bust of a freed slave blowing a conch shell commemorates slavery's end in 1848—the garden was built to mark emancipation's 150th anniversary in...
A bronze bust of a freed slave blowing a conch shell commemorates slavery's end in 1848—the garden was built to mark emancipation's 150th anniversary in 1998. The gazebo here is used for official ceremonies. One other monument shows a scaled-down model of the U.S. Liberty Bell, with a plaque remembering the Virginia-bound English settlers who stopped here in 1607, a month before they established Jamestown.
Between Tolbod Gade and Fort Christian, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands -
13. Fort Christian
St. Thomas's oldest extant structure, this remarkable building was built between 1672 and 1680 and is now U.S. National Historic Landmark. Over the years, it...
St. Thomas's oldest extant structure, this remarkable building was built between 1672 and 1680 and is now U.S. National Historic Landmark. Over the years, it was used as a jail, governor's residence, town hall, courthouse, and church. In 2005, a multimillion-dollar renovation project started to stabilize the structure and halt centuries of deterioration. This project was completed in 2017 in time to commemorate the centennial of the U.S. purchase of the territory from Denmark in 1917. You can tour the museum inside on your own or take a guide tour at 10 or 1:45. Outside, look for historic features, like the four renovated faces of the famous 19th-century clock tower.
Adjacent to Emancipation Garden, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-714–3678Sight Details
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14. Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church
This historic church has a massive mahogany altar, and its pews—each with its own door—were once rented to families of the congregation. Lutheranism is the...
This historic church has a massive mahogany altar, and its pews—each with its own door—were once rented to families of the congregation. Lutheranism is the state religion of Denmark, and when the territory was without a minister, the governor—who had his own elevated pew—filled in.
7 Norre Gade, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-776–1315 -
15. French Heritage Museum
The museum houses fishing nets, accordions, tambourines, mahogany furniture, photographs, and other artifacts illustrating the lives of the island's French descendants during the 18th through...
The museum houses fishing nets, accordions, tambourines, mahogany furniture, photographs, and other artifacts illustrating the lives of the island's French descendants during the 18th through 20th centuries. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.
Rue de St. Anne and rue de St. Barthélemy, Frenchtown, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-714–2583Sight Details
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16. Frenchtown
Popular for its bars and restaurants, Frenchtown is also the home of descendants of immigrants from St. Barthélemy (St. Barth). You can watch them pull...
Popular for its bars and restaurants, Frenchtown is also the home of descendants of immigrants from St. Barthélemy (St. Barth). You can watch them pull up their brightly painted boats and display their equally colorful catch of the day along the waterfront. If you chat with them, you can hear speech patterns slightly different from those of other St. Thomians. Get a feel for the residential district of Frenchtown by walking west to some of the town's winding streets, where tiny wooden houses have been passed down from generation to generation.
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17. Government House
Built in 1867, this neoclassical, white, brick-and-wood structure houses the offices of the governor of the Virgin Islands. Outside, the bright red Danish-style guard house...
Built in 1867, this neoclassical, white, brick-and-wood structure houses the offices of the governor of the Virgin Islands. Outside, the bright red Danish-style guard house is a perfect place for a photo. The view of the harbor is picture-postcard pretty from the First Lady's garden directly across the street. The inside of the building is currently closed to visitors.
21–22 Kongens Gade, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-774–0001 -
18. Grand Galleria
This imposing building stands at the head of Main Street. Once the island's premier hotel, it has been converted into offices, shops, and a deli....
This imposing building stands at the head of Main Street. Once the island's premier hotel, it has been converted into offices, shops, and a deli.
43-46 Norre Gade, at intersection of Tolbod Gade, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, 00802, U.S. Virgin Islands340-774–7282Sight Details
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19. Hassel Island
East of Water Island in Charlotte Amalie harbor, Hassel Island is part of the Virgin Islands National Park. On it are the ruins of a...
East of Water Island in Charlotte Amalie harbor, Hassel Island is part of the Virgin Islands National Park. On it are the ruins of a British military garrison (built during a brief British occupation of the USVI during the 1800s) and the remains of a marine railway (where ships were hoisted into dry dock for repairs). The St. Thomas Historical Trust leads 2- to 2½-hour walking tours, with boat transportation to and from St. Thomas, by advance request.
Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands340-774–5541-St. Thomas Historical TrustSight Details
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20. Hull Bay
Watch surfers ride the waves here from December to March, when huge swells roll in from north Atlantic storms. The rest of the year, tranquility...
Watch surfers ride the waves here from December to March, when huge swells roll in from north Atlantic storms. The rest of the year, tranquility prevails at this picturesque neighborhood beach. Enjoy hot pizza, barbecue ribs, and a game of darts at the Hull Bay Hideaway Bar & Restaurant, home of the annual Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament held each July. Amenities: food and drink; parking; water sports. Best for: swimming; snorkeling; partiers.
Rte. 37, at end of road on north side, Estate Hull Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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