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Christiansted National Historic Site & Fort Christiansvaern
17° 44.8′ N · 64° 42.1′ W
Six acres of Danish colonial waterfront: the yellow star fort of Fort Christiansvaern (1738 to 1749), the Steeple Building, the Customs House, the Scale House and the Danish West India and Guinea Company Warehouse. It is also the visitor contact station for Buck Island and Salt River.
Practical
Coordinate from OpenStreetMap (Fort Christiansvaern); Wikipedia gives 17.7469 N, 64.7022 W for the site. Entrance fee US$10 per adult 16 and over, children free, valid three days for the fort; federal passes accepted and sold at the fort's visitor booth (NPS page, updated December 2023). Historic buildings open 8:30 am to 4:30 pm except Thanksgiving and Christmas; open spaces 24 hours; the Steeple Building is closed for structural safety (Superintendent's Compendium, July 2026). Two-hour parking until 4:30 pm. Phone 340-773-1460. No alcohol in park buildings, grounds or beach areas. The fort is where you ask about Buck Island rules and permits.
Best for
A history walk ten minutes from the dinghy dock
Nearby
- Estera (Pan Am Pavilion, Christiansted)0.1 NM away
- Twin City Coffee House & Gallery0.1 NM away
- Art Thursday (Christiansted)0.2 NM away
- Big Beard's Adventure Tours (Buck Island)0.2 NM away
- Brew STX (Christiansted Boardwalk)0.2 NM away
- Christiansted Boardwalk & Dinghy Landing0.2 NM away
- Gallows Bay Dock, Harbormaster and QE IV Ferry0.2 NM away
- Hurricane season (St Croix)0.2 NM away