One day in Frederiksted- Best things to see and do behind red walls

One day in Frederiksted- Best things to see and do behind red walls

One day in Frederiksted- Best things to see and do behind red walls

Frederiksted is a little smaller town compared to Christianted. The  town named after the Danish King’s Frederik’s Fort built in the middle of  XVII century. Even though the town can get crowded when cruise ships stop there, it has a lot to offer and should not be missed. Below are my suggestions on how to spend One day in Frederiksted

Fort Frederik, USVI

One Day in Frederiksted

Walk around the town

The town is substantially smaller compared to Christiansted, so the best way to explore the town is just to walk around.  Start from Fredricksted Pier. The pier is large enough  to dock two cruise ships. When there is no cruise ships, the pier is a great location to relax and watch the sunset.

It is allowed to dive off the pier when there is no cruise ships docked. Walk to Eliza James-McBean Clock Tower located on central square of the town.  From there you can either walk to Fort Frederick or wonder around the street admiring beautiful Victorian architecture.

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St Croix in 2 Days

Eliza James-McBean Clock Tower, St. Croix

Visit Fort Frederik

Fort Frederik  was build almost at the same time as Christiansvaern by Dutch to protect Island from pirates.  The entire area around the fort part of US National park Service. So, just like in Fort Christiansvaern National park, Your National park pass will work there. The museum tons of information about the history of St. Croix and slavery on the island. It was very eye opening  to learn how badly slaves were treated. The National park area  grounds kept not even remotely as good as For Christiansvaern.

fort Frederik, St. Croix
Fort Frederik gun, St. Croix

Take ATV tour

ATV tour is the best way to explore remote rainforest areas, The tour goes through the rainforest to ancient ruins. You will see spectacular view of the blue water and enjoy  huge silk cotton trees. This area of the island looks really beautiful, remote and far from civilization compared to the island towns that you feel like you are watching a movie.   With a lot of different species, the rainforest is very interesting to visit , but you need to have the right expectation.  Virgin Islands’s raiforest are very different from those in Central America. So, Don’t expect think heavy green leaves, like the those you see in Tikal or Costa Rica.

ATV tour, Frederiksted
ATV tour, St. Croix

Sample Cruzan Rum at Cruzan Rum Distillery

St. Croix is famous for .. it’s rum. So, there is no trip to St. Croix without sampling the rum.  Take a tour of Cruzan Rum Distillery  to learn about the history of the rum production on ST. Croix and sample variety of rums and cocktails in the tasting room.  They also have great prices for rum that you can buy and bring back home.

Cruzan Rum Distillery

Stop by the Lost Sole Wall

The Lost Sole wall looks just like it sounds. It is a wall that has a lot of non-paired shoes attached to it. With so many bars around the town, I’m surprised the wall have so few lost soles.

Lost Sole Wall, St. Croix, USVI

Final Thoughts.

From sandy beaches and snorkeling to beautiful old style Victorian architecture , there is a lot of things to see during One day in Frederiksted.

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