Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bushwhacker
Several island bars blend vodka, rum and five or so sweet, creamy liqueurs
into a potent icy treat; the bartender mixes a fine one at Flash of Beauty on Anegada's East
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Historical Sites
Forts, plantation ruins and other historical buildings fleck the landscape. Most are un-
spoiled sites sans bells and whistles.
Christiansted National Historic Site, St Croix
The showpiece is the cannon-covered,
18th-century fort, flanked by gold, pink and brown West Indies neoclassical buildings pre-
served from Christiansted's days as a Caribbean power (
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Annaberg Sugar Mill Ruins, St John
The most intact sugar plantation ruins in the Vir-
gins, with national park experts on hand demonstrating traditional baking, crafting and
gardening in the old facilities (
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StThomasSynagogue,CharlotteAmalie
The second-oldest temple in the western hemi-
sphere has had worshippers on its sand floors for nearly 200 years (
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Copper Mine National Park, Virgin Gorda
The ruins of a mid-1800s Cornish mine
crumble atop a forlorn, wind-pounded bluff (
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Estate Whim Plantation Museum, St Croix
This restored plantation great house with
surrounding mills and slave quarters offers evocative exploration (
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Romantic Getaways
All those honeymooners aren't coming to the Virgin Islands for nothing. Blue waters, white
beaches and fiery sunsets spark love in the air.
Biras Creek Resort, Virgin Gorda
An oasis on a remote isthmus between North Sound
and the open Atlantic, you can hear the waves roar in your cottage amid the sea grape trees
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Caneel Bay Resort, St John
Lovebirds such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt come to this
plantation when they're in need of facilities such as seven beaches, 11 tennis courts and
