St Croix attractions -not only sun & beach
St. Croix is rich with historic sites; most are associated with the plantation agriculture that made St. Croix a rich sugar producing island during Danish reign. You can take a driving tour and visit many of beautiful points and buildings of historical importance; like windmills, great houses, plantation villages, schoolhouses and churches. There are many excellent examples of colonial architecture all over the island and you will no doubt see dozens of mills scattered across St. Croix. There are large expanses of agricultural flat lands, very mountainous and lush forest and dry grassy plains. Several wildlife and ecological reserves offer you the rare opportunity to see endangered birds, turtles and incredibly diverse marine ecology. Exploring these natural areas is a treasure and will make for a memorable vacation. With so much to see and do in St. Croix it is a great idea to browse through the photos and descriptions of St. Croix’s attractions and make a plan of the things you would like to visit while vacationing on the island. If you are visiting St. Croix on a cruise your time is more limited, select the attractions and/or beaches you would like to visit in order to make your day on St. Croix rewarding and fulfilling! Many areas of St. Croix still retain their plantation period names, names that in many ways express the dreams of the owner. Names like Betsy's Jewel, Peter's Rest, Eliza's Retreat, Anna's Hope; others include Prosperity, Profit and Wheel of Fortune. Some 300 great houses and plantations once covered St. Croix. The plantation history and sugar mill ruins on St. Croix are some of the most extensive in the Caribbean. Several of these plantations have been restored into museums, which are open to visitors. St. Croix also offers hiking trails in forest and along coastlines, tours of rum factories, historical sites and much more. Take you time and enjoy the sites St. Croix offers you. History comes alive when you walk through the beautiful Whim Plantation, operated by the St. Croix Landmarks Society. Located on one of the 300 plantations that once dominated St. Croix’s economy and landscape, Estate Whim Museum illustrates life on a typical sugar plantation. The restored 18th century great house and sugar plantation is a museum that features antiques, photos, plantation tools, historical artifacts, sugar processing equipment and historical records from the Danish colonial period. You can visit the great house, cookhouse, servants’ quarters, wind and steam mills and more on this 12-acre site. Daily tours offer you a unique look at this well-preserved historically important sugar plantation. |
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