Discover 5 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Saint Croix (US Virgin Islands). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Whim, Estate Judith's Fancy, and Estate Saint George Historic District. Also, be sure to include Sion Hill in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Saint Croix (Saint Croix).
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Whim
Whim is a historic sugar plantation located in Southwest subdistrict about 1.7 miles southeast of Frederiksted on Centerline Road on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The listing included three contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures, on 10 acres.
The estate's Great House was built in about 1794 by Christopher Mac Evoy, Jr. is about "90 by 35 feet (27 m × 11 m) in plan, and is unusual for its "curved ends and complex exterior articulation". The site has steam engines and other features besides original buildings.
It includes Danish neo-classicism architecture.[1]
Estate Judith's Fancy
Estate Judith's Fancy, subdistrict of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 4 miles northwest of Christiansted is a former sugarcane plantation whose great house was built in 1733. Its surviving 3.6 acres property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included six contributing sites.[2]
Estate Saint George Historic District
Estate Saint George Historic District is a historic district in the Northwest subdistrict near Fredericksted in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The listing included eight contributing buildings, nine contributing sites, and seven contributing structures.
The property was then owned and operated by the St. George Village Botanical Garden of St. Croix, Inc.[3]
Sion Hill
Building in the United States Virgin Islands. Sion Hill is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix, in the United States Virgin Islands.[4]
St Croix East End Marine Park
Wildlife preserve on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The St. Croix East End Marine Park was established to “protect territorially significant marine resources, and promote sustainability of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, sea grass beds, wildlife habitats and other resources, and to conserve and preserve significant natural areas for the use and benefit of future generations.” It is the U.S. Virgin Islands’ first territorially designated and managed marine protected area.
The designation of STXEEMP unified and extended the previously identified territorially designated Areas of Particular Concern (APCs) at Great Pond Bay, East End, Chenay Bay, and the northern St. Croix Coral Reef System. STXEEMP encompasses nearshore habitats which are likely to interact with Buck Island Reef National Monument, and Lang Bank, a significant offshore fishing ground on the eastern edge of St. Croix’s subsea platform shelf. STXEEMP includes one of the most extensive, contiguous coral reef systems on the Puerto Rican/Virgin Islands shelf. The St Croix East End Marine Park encompasses an area of approximately 60 square miles (155 sq. km) along a shoreline of approximately 17 miles (27 km), from Green Cay on the north shore to Great Pond Bay on the south. The landward boundary of STXEEMP is the high-tide line; the STXEEMP is divided into management zones (see Rules and Regulations, below) that regulate activities. STXEEMP is entirely within territorial waters, and extends seaward to the 3 nautical mile limit for the Territory.[5]