Area photoMuseums and attractions on St. Thomas
About the island: the St. Thomas guide
Every museum, historic house, garden and attraction open to visitors that we could verify, checked in October 2026.
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Area photo99 Steps
Last verified October 31, 2026
St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie. Photo: Smallbones, CC0
The 99 Steps, officially the street Store Taarne Gade, is the best known of Charlotte Amalie's step streets, stairways of stone brick built in the 1700s to climb the town's steep hills.
Area photoBlackbeard's Castle
Last verified October 31, 2026
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
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Blackbeard's Castle is a privately run hilltop attraction and boutique hotel above Charlotte Amalie, built around Skytsborg, a watchtower the Danes put up in 1679 to guard the harbor and Fort Christian.
Coral World Ocean Park
Last verified October 29, 2026
Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Coral World Ocean Park is a marine park at Coki Point on St. Thomas that runs guided in-water programs alongside its exhibits.
Area photoDrake's Seat
Last verified October 31, 2026
Mandahl Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
Drake's Seat is a hilltop lookout above Magens Bay on the north side of St. Thomas, named for the legend that Sir Francis Drake watched for Spanish ships from this spot.
Fort Christian
Last verified October 31, 2026
Fort Christian, on the Charlotte Amalie waterfront, was completed in 1680 and is the oldest standing structure in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Fort Segarra
Last verified October 31, 2026
Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fort Segarra is an unfinished World War II coastal defense complex on the southern part of Water Island, begun after the U.S. government acquired the island in 1944 to guard the entrance to St. Thomas Harbor.
French Heritage Museum
Last verified October 31, 2026
Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
The French Heritage Museum in Frenchtown tells the story of the French families who came to St. Thomas from St. Barthelemy in the 1800s; the fishermen among them settled the village then called Carenage.
Area photoMountain Top
Last verified October 31, 2026
Mandahl Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mountain Top is a lookout, bar and large duty-free gift shop on St. Peter Mountain on the north side of St. Thomas, which the business says has welcomed visitors for more than 50 years.
Area photoPhantasea Tropical Botanical Garden
Last verified October 31, 2026
Hull Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
Phantasea Tropical Botanical Garden is a privately owned garden in Estate Lerkenlund, on Bishop Drive (Route 338), which opened to the public in 2015 after more than 20 years of planting by owner Patsy…
Area photoPirates Treasure Museum
Last verified October 31, 2026
St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie. Photo: Smallbones, CC0
Pirates Treasure Museum is a private, two-story shipwreck and pirate museum at 17-1 Estate Thomas in Charlotte Amalie.
Area photoSkyride to Paradise Point
Last verified October 31, 2026
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
The Skyride to Paradise Point is an aerial tram in Havensight that carries visitors to a lookout 700 feet above St. Thomas Harbor and Charlotte Amalie; on clear days the view reaches St. Croix, Vieques and…
Area photoSt. Thomas Historical Trust
Area photoSt. Thomas Synagogue
Last verified October 31, 2026
St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie. Photo: Smallbones, CC0
The St. Thomas Synagogue is the home of the Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas and, by the congregation's account, the oldest synagogue building in continuous use under the American flag and the second oldest…
Area photoVirgin Islands Children's Museum
Last verified October 31, 2026
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
The Virgin Islands Children's Museum is a nonprofit, hands-on museum for children and families in Buccaneer Mall in Havensight.