Fort Christiansværn
Bright yellow.
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Christiansted National Historic Site is a group of colonial buildings in the heart of Christiansted on St Croix, the former capital of the Danish West Indies. It sits on the waterfront by the town's harbour and commemorates the islands' urban development in the 18th and 19th centuries. The site includes six historic buildings, chief among them the yellow Fort Christiansværn, built between 1738 and 1749, along with the Customs House, the Scale House, Government House and the Steeple Building. It also includes the warehouse of the Danish West India and Guinea Company, where enslaved people were sold until the trade was outlawed in 1803. The town was laid out on a grid from 1735, and a building code of 1747 set street widths and materials, so its buildings share yellow walls, arches and red roofs. Visitors walk between the buildings on green lawns and climb the fort's ramparts to look over the harbour and boats. Walking among the buildings is free, and the fort charges entry. The site is small enough to explore on foot in an hour or two, and it combines well with the boat trip to nearby Buck Island.
Bright yellow.
Double staircase.
From the ramparts.
Christiansted, St Croix
Walking around is free; the fort charges entry.
One to two hours.