Christiansted
St. Croix
St. Croix retains some of its former Danish heritage. The architecture in its two main towns, Christiansted and Frederiksted, reflect its rich culturage heritage. St. Croix is the largest of the US Virgin Islands, with 84 square miles. Sugar and rum have shaped the island, just as tourism is now one of the major cash crop.
St. Croix: To Do
- Visit the Cruzan Rum Factory
- Visit Christiansted and Frederiksted
- Drive on St. Croix's Heritage Trail, a road that crosses its 28-mile length.
- Buck Island National Reef Monument, an 880-acre nature preserve, with an underwater snorkeling trail
St. Croix: Factoids
- St. Croix has flown the flag of seven different countries, Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, the Knights of Malta, Denmark, and the United States
- Christopher Columbus set foot on the island in 1493
- The island was once owned by the infamous Knights of Malta
- Slavery on the island was abolished in 1848
- Denmark sold St. Croix to the United States in 1917 for $25 million