Estate Whim Museum
Museums and attractionsSt. CroixLast verified October 31, 2026
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Estate Whim Museum is a former sugar plantation on Centerline Road on St. Croix's West End, run by the St. Croix Landmarks Society, which has managed its 12 acres since 1954. The grounds hold the Great House, a cookhouse, a watchhouse and mills driven by animals, wind and steam, plus exhibit halls, the 'My Granny House' exhibit and demonstrations of Crucian music, crafts and food by tradition bearers. The Great House, damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017, was still awaiting restoration in January 2026 and is closed to tours, but visitors can walk the grounds and sugar factory ruins. The Society lists hours of Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and cruise ship days; GoToStCroix lists only Wednesday and Saturday, so call ahead. In 2024 the Society charged $10 for ages 13 and up, $8 for seniors and $5 for children 6 to 12. There is on-site parking.
Services
- Plantation grounds, sugar mill ruins and exhibit halls
- Crucian tradition bearer demonstrations
- Research library and archives, by appointment
- On-site parking
How we checked
Last verified on October 31, 2026. The business has not reviewed this listing.
Source: St. Croix Landmarks Society, https://www.stcroixlandmarks.org/preservation/estate-whim-museum/ (last modified April 11, 2024, per https://www.stcroixlandmarks.org/wp-json/wp/v2/pages?slug=estate-whim-museum; address on Centerline Road, twelve acres, Great House, My Granny House, exhibit halls, tradition bearers, Wednesday to Saturday and cruise ship day hours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., admission $10 ages 13 and up, $8 seniors 65 and up and $5 ages 6 to 12, subject to change, research library by appointment, phone), https://www.stcroixlandmarks.org/history/estate-whim/ (leased to the Society in 1954, cookhouse, watchhouse, animal, wind and steam mills) and the Society's news feed, https://www.stcroixlandmarks.org/feed/ (May 2024 posts: $10 admission and $8 seniors; the Office of Disaster Recovery to manage restoration of the Great House and other buildings damaged by Hurricane Maria); St. Croix Source, Olasee Davis, 'Op-Ed: Government Inaction Allowing Whim Museum, Other Historic Sites to Go to Waste', January 20, 2026, https://stcroixsource.com/?p=465814 (Great House still not restored or open for tours); GoToStCroix, https://www.gotostcroix.com/discover/points-interest/estate-whim-museum/ (copyright 2026; Great House closed since Hurricane Maria, sugar factory ruins and grounds open, Wednesday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and cruise ship days, on-site parking); all accessed 2026-10-31. The Society runs the museum, so its hours are given first and GoToStCroix's shorter schedule is attributed.
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