Drake's Seat

Museums and attractions St. Thomas NorthsideLast verified October 31, 2026

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Small boats moored in the turquoise water of Hull Bay, with homes on the hillside above the rocky point and a cay offshore — Hull Bay, St. Thomas

Sand and pebble shore of Mandahl Bay Beach on the north side of St. Thomas, with a rock breakwater and a green hillside — Mandahl Bay, St. Thomas

Hull Bay on the north side of St. Thomas seen from the hills, with boats in the turquoise bay, homes on a point and an island offshore — Hull Bay, St. Thomas

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. The view takes in Magens Bay and the neighboring islands, toward the point where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea, and the Department of Tourism calls it one of the island's most photographed places. A green bench added in the 1930s seats up to four people for photos. Tourism suggests stopping on the drive back from Magens Bay, or arriving before dawn to watch the sun rise over the bay. The pages we checked list no admission charge, facilities or parking. A 2024 op-ed history of Magens Bay in the St. Thomas Source says the deed of conveyance forbade commercial use of Drake's Seat.

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Lookout over Magens Bay and nearby islands
Historic green bench from the 1930s
Sunrise viewpoint

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Last verified on October 31, 2026. The business has not reviewed this listing.

Source: USVI Department of Tourism, https://www.visitusvi.com/experience/st-thomas-sightseeing-things-to-do/ (Drake legend, view of the point where the Atlantic meets the Caribbean, 1930s green bench, arrive before dawn for the sunrise over Magens Bay), https://www.visitusvi.com/experience/best-usvi-photo-op-spots/ (green bench added in the 1930s seats up to four) and https://www.visitusvi.com/st-thomas/spend-a-day-on-st-thomas/ (named for Sir Francis Drake, views of Magens Bay and neighboring islands, one of the island's most photographed spots, a stop on the drive back from Magens Bay); St. Thomas Source, January 26, 2024, op-ed by Shaun A. Pennington, https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/01/26/op-ed-a-brief-history-of-magens-bay-part-3/ (commercial use of Drake's Seat forbidden in the deed of conveyance); all accessed 2026-10-31. None of these pages mentions an admission charge, facilities or parking. Map point: GNIS feature 1613883, 'Drakes Seat' (Locale), U.S. Geological Survey GNIS archive file VI_Features_20210825 (an archived 2021 file; the feature is not in the current GNIS file), https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/Archive/MainDomestic/VI_Features_20210825.txt, accessed 2026-10-31.

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