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U.S. Virgin Islands
Photo: Charlotte Amalie — Sunil Pereira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

U.S. Virgin Islands at a glance

U.S. Virgin Islands is a territory in Caribbean; its capital is Charlotte Amalie. People mainly speak English. The currency is the US Dollar (USD). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here.

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Capital
Charlotte Amalie
Region
Caribbean
Languages
English
Currency
US Dollar (USD)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with U.S. Virgin Islands’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

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Places to see in U.S. Virgin Islands

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Little Saint James

    Little Saint James

    Island · United States Virgin Islands

    Little Saint James, infamously nicknamed Epstein Island, is a small private island in the United States Virgin Islands southeast of Saint Thomas. It was owned by American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 1998 until his death in 2019.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Navin75 (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Charlotte Amalie

    Charlotte Amalie

    Town · United States Virgin Islands

    Charlotte Amalie, on Saint Thomas, is the capital and largest town of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is on the island's southern shore at the head of Charlotte Amalie Harbor. The town is known for its historic sites, Danish colonial architecture, harbor, and shopping.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sunil Pereira (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Saint Thomas

    Saint Thomas

    Island · United States Virgin Islands

    Saint Thomas is one of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. Along with surrounding minor islands, it is one of three county equivalents in the USVI.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Fred Hsu (Wikipedia:User:Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia) (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Saint Croix

    Saint Croix

    Island · United States Virgin Islands

    Saint Croix is an island in the Caribbean, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: St croix usvi.jpg (Public domain). Map

  • Saint John

    Saint John

    Island · United States Virgin Islands

    Saint John is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Galen S. Swint (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Christiansted

    Christiansted

    Town · United States Virgin Islands

    Christiansted is the largest town on Saint Croix, one of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. The town is named after King Christian VI of Denmark.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Megatron19 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Virgin Islands National Park

    Virgin Islands National Park

    Park & nature · United States Virgin Islands

    The Virgin Islands National Park is a national park of the United States preserving about 60% of the land area of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as more than 5,500 acres of adjacent ocean, and nearly all of Hassel Island, just off the Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas harbor.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Virgin Islands National Park.jpg (Public domain). Map

  • Frederiksted

    Frederiksted

    Town · United States Virgin Islands

    Frederiksted is both a town and one of the two administrative districts of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a grid-planned city, designed by surveyor Jens Beckfor, originally to 14×14 blocks but built 7×7 to enhance the island commerce in the 1700s.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Cumulus Clouds (CC BY 2.5). Map

  • Cruz Bay

    Cruz Bay

    Town · United States Virgin Islands

    Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands is the main census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is the fourth largest town or census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to the 2020 census, Cruz Bay had a population of 2,772.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Fred Hsu (Wikipedia:User:Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia) (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Blackbeard's Castle

    Blackbeard's Castle

    Blackbeard's Castle (99 steps (102) + 35 steps)

    Fort · United States Virgin Islands

    Blackbeard's Castle is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: USVI St. Thomas - Charlotte Amalie - Blackbeard Castle.JPG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Fort Christian

    Fort Christian

    Fort · United States Virgin Islands

    Fort Christian is a Dano-Norwegian-built fort in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Martin Lie, Trondheim, Norge/Norway (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Trunk Bay

    Trunk Bay

    Beach · United States Virgin Islands

    Trunk Bay is a body of water and a beach on St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. Trunk Bay is part of the Virgin Islands National Park. Trunk Bay is named for the Leatherback turtle, which is endemic to the USVI and are locally known as trunks.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ben Whitney (Public domain). Map

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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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